One of the world’s largest economies has lifted its final virus restriction as the economy has fallen into recession and support for its leader tumbling.
Notoriously crowded public transport, the world’s oldest population, a major cruise ship outbreak, and to top it all off – social distancing guidelines that weren’t enforced by law.
Recent media surveys show public support for his Cabinet has plunged below 30 per cent, the lowest since he returned to office in December 2012.Japan’s national emergency order was lifted across most areas earlier this month, with the exception of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama and Hokkaido.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned that, rather than going back to life as it was before COVID-19, citizens would have to adapt to a “new lifestyle”.
Similar to Australia’s three-point plan, Tokyo intends to reopen in three phases starting with schools, libraries, museums, and longer service hours for restaurants. Mr Abe declared the state of emergency on April 7 in several parts of Japan including Tokyo, which was expanded to the entire nation 10 days later and then extended until the end of May.Earlier in the week, the head of the World Health Organisation hailed the result of Japan’s efforts in tackling the spread of the new coronavirus as a “success”.
Early incidents threatened Japan with disaster – careless airport health examinations for Japanese nationals evacuated from Wuhan in late January, when the virus began accelerating rapidly, and the disastrous disembarkation process for a virus-infested cruise ship in Yokohama Bay in February.
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