{"id":4651,"date":"2021-01-21T02:08:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T02:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2023-05-25T01:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T01:40:28","slug":"the-japanese-governments-2020-response-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/en\/the-japanese-governments-2020-response-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The Japanese Government&#8217;s 2020 Response to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4651\" class=\"elementor elementor-4651\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aa0332 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8aa0332\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b36e6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b36e6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67894064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67894064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Japanese Government's 2020 Response to COVID-19<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad416d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ad416d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a11e242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a11e242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption around the world, and public and private sectors everywhere have been working to adapt to a rapidly-changing global environment. In this report, we examine the Japanese government\u2019s response to the pandemic, including the different types of economic support it has provided and its management of the healthcare system.<\/p><p>We are committed to providing you with more information and analysis regarding future developments that impact Japanese government, public policy and politics. 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Japan&#8217;s Next Record Budget\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Japan\u2019s Ministry of Finance will soon release the budget for the fiscal year that begins next April. The spending package has taken on added significance with the new coronavirus pandemic weighing on the economy. The budget will also offer a look at how seriously the Suga administration is pursuing its stated priorities, such as advancing digitization and advanced communications. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/en\/follow-the-money-understanding-next-record-budget\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Follow the Money: Understanding Suga&#8217;s Priorities in Japan&#8217;s Next Record Budget\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 17, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4111 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital category-media category-politics category-public-affairs category-public-policy tag-coronavirus tag-digital tag-digital-transfomation tag-digitization tag-e-japan tag-government-affairs tag-government-services tag-healthcare tag-japan tag-langley-esquire tag-market tag-telemedicine tag-u-s\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/en\/digitization-in-japan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-3-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4202\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-3-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-3-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/en\/digitization-in-japan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Digital Agency\u2014 Why Japan\u2019s most Recent Modernization Push Is Serious\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Suga to have a digital agency up and running by the end of 2021. Each ministry previously tackled digitization independently, leading to varying levels of success and end products, and no standardized administrative framework. The new agency will coordinate and unify efforts to modernize government services.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/en\/digitization-in-japan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Digital Agency\u2014 Why Japan\u2019s most Recent Modernization Push Is Serious\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 22, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Langley Esquire is pleased to release the COVID Report 2020. 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