Response COVID-19

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This website is a composition of narratives of how each region’s response to COVID-19 was developed, executed, and received, written by the experts themselves. We hope that the website will memorialize the efforts undertaken in each region and that all regions can learn and collaborate from one another so that our children and grandchildren can be better prepared for future pandemics.

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Suicide Trends in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The effects of pandemic are global, and it tends to most significantly target the vulnerable in each society. Japan is not an exception. We need to ensure to protect those who are most at risk. In order to do so, we first need to identify the issues. These issues may be those that feel more comfortable ignoring […]

Transmission Dynamics and Control of Infectious Diseases

We invited Mr. Keita Wagatsuma, a data science expert, who has been engaged in the COVID-19 response of Niigata Prefecture, Japan to discuss transmission dynamics. While a number of articles have explained the usefulness of reproduction note and the effective reproduction number using relatively layman’s terms, his article also gives us the extent of the […]

“Infodemic” discussion series – Part 1 (Dr. Yamamoto & Dr. Kinoshita)

We invited Dr. Kinoshita and Dr. Yamamoto, who have been a source of information to the Japanese public through COVID-19 crisis by being prominent figures on social media. We conducted a series of discussions to ask them about their perspectives on the challenges in scientific communication. Part 1 focuses on the common misconceptions around scientific […]

“Infodemic” discussion series – Part 2 (Dr. Yamamoto & Dr. Kinoshita)

We invited Dr. Kinoshita and Dr. Yamamoto, who have been a source of information to the Japanese public through COVID-19 crisis by being prominent figures on social media. We conducted a series of discussions to ask them about their perspectives on the challenges in scientific communication. Part 2 focuses on how to critically gather scientific […]

“Infodemic” discussion series – Part 3 (Dr. Yamamoto & Dr. Kinoshita)

We invited Dr. Kinoshita and Dr. Yamamoto, who have been a source of information to the Japanese public through COVID-19 crisis by being prominent figures on social media. We conducted a series of discussions to ask them about their perspectives on the challenges in scientific communication. Part 3 focuses on how to watch and gather […]

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Suicide Trends in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The effects of pandemic are global, and it tends to most significantly target the vulnerable in each society. Japan is not an exception. We need to ensure to protect those who are most at risk. In order to do so, we first need to identify the issues. These issues may be those that feel more comfortable ignoring […]

Transmission Dynamics and Control of Infectious Diseases

We invited Mr. Keita Wagatsuma, a data science expert, who has been engaged in the COVID-19 response of Niigata Prefecture, Japan to discuss transmission dynamics. While a number of articles have explained the usefulness of reproduction note and the effective reproduction number using relatively layman’s terms, his article also gives us the extent of the […]

“Infodemic” discussion series – Part 1 (Dr. Yamamoto & Dr. Kinoshita)

We invited Dr. Kinoshita and Dr. Yamamoto, who have been a source of information to the Japanese public through COVID-19 crisis by being prominent figures on social media. We conducted a series of discussions to ask them about their perspectives on the challenges in scientific communication. Part 1 focuses on the common misconceptions around scientific […]

“Infodemic” discussion series – Part 2 (Dr. Yamamoto & Dr. Kinoshita)

We invited Dr. Kinoshita and Dr. Yamamoto, who have been a source of information to the Japanese public through COVID-19 crisis by being prominent figures on social media. We conducted a series of discussions to ask them about their perspectives on the challenges in scientific communication. Part 2 focuses on how to critically gather scientific […]

“Infodemic” discussion series – Part 3 (Dr. Yamamoto & Dr. Kinoshita)

We invited Dr. Kinoshita and Dr. Yamamoto, who have been a source of information to the Japanese public through COVID-19 crisis by being prominent figures on social media. We conducted a series of discussions to ask them about their perspectives on the challenges in scientific communication. Part 3 focuses on how to watch and gather […]

Amabie, monster that could cure epidemics

This page was created based on information from https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768645 “Amabié (pronounced a-ma-bee-ay), a legendary mermaid-like creature who is said to emerge from the sea to prophesize good harvests and epidemics,1” gained popularity early in the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan. “Amabié” comes from a old folklore. Writings about it goes as far back as 1846. “Amabié”, […]

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