On October 8, 2021, the Asia Pacific Initiative (API), an independent global think tank, published The Independent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Government\u2019s Response to COVID-19 (API\/ICJC): Report on Best Practices and Lessons Learned <\/i>with Discover 21, Inc. on Amazon Kindle<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n In April 2020, the Japanese government issued its first state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. When the then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted it the next month, Abe attributed Japan\u2019s success in keeping infections and deaths lower than in other major industrialized countries to what he called the \u201cJapan model\u201d of dealing with the crisis. The \u201cJapan model,\u201d however, can properly be declared a model only if its efforts to bring infections under control work in tandem with its efforts to stabilize the economy. In consideration of this, during the first half of 2020, what were the effects of Japan\u2019s countermeasures? Which policies did not work? What remains uncertain?<\/p>\n To review Japan\u2019s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, API launched the \u201cIndependent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Government\u2019s Response to COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n API originally published the Japanese-language version and submitted it to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on October 8, 2020. The commission conducted 102 interviews with 84 government officials and experts, including PM Abe; PM Suga, who was chief cabinet secretary prior to becoming prime minister; Katsunobu Kato, who was health minister prior to becoming chief cabinet secretary; as well as numerous other senior government officials who provided insight on the background of the events.<\/p>\n Available on Amazon Kindle Store ASIN: \u200e B09HQVKDFN Table of Contents<\/b> Messages by members of the API\/ICJC<\/p>\n Part I: What is the Japan model? Part II: The Japanese governments response to COVID-19 Part III: Best practices and challenges Part IV: Special interview
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\nPublisher \u200f : \u200e Discover 21, Inc
\nPublication date \u200f : \u200e October 8, 2021
\nLanguage \u200f : \u200e English<\/p>\n
\nForeword: Why have we launched the Independent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Governments Response to COVID-19?
\nMessage from program director Yoichi Funabashi<\/p>\n
\nChapter 1 Epidemiological assessment of Japan\u2019s response to the novel coronavirus disease and Japanese peoples behavioral change compared to other countries around the world
\nChapter 2 Balancing lives and livelihood: the challenge of trade-offs<\/p>\n
\nChapter 1 The Diamond Princess
\nChapter 2 Rescue of Japanese nationals from Wuhan and strengthening border measures
\nChapter 3 Participation of experts and initial behavioral change policies (The Three Cs and nationwide school closure)
\nChapter 4 State of emergency and soft lockdown
\nChapter 5 Lifting the state of emergency
\nChapter 6 Economic measures
\nChapter 7 PCR and other tests
\nChapter 8 Medicines and vaccines
\nChapter 9 Border control (Resumption of international travel)<\/p>\n
\nChapter 1 Preparedness against a pandemic crisis
\nChapter 2 Prime Minister\u2019s Office
\nChapter 3 The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry (MHLW)
\nChapter 4 Medical and nursing care system
\nChapter 5 The Expert Meeting on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Control
\nChapter 6 Crisis communication
\nChapter 7 National and local governments
\nChapter 8 Policy implementation power
\nChapter 9 Global health diplomacy<\/p>\n
\nConclusion and Recommendations
\nWas the Japan model successful?\uff0dA responsibility to learn how to learn<\/p>\n
\nYasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of the response to COVID-19 (Economy revitalization minister)
\nShigeru Omi, president of the Japan Community Health Care Organization (Deputy chair of the Expert Meeting on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Control, chairman of the Subcommittee on Novel Coronavirus Disease Control)
\nYuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo<\/p>\n