The Japanese Response to the Pandemic is Not that Perplexing

Mirei Takashima Claremon, PhD
6 min readMay 5, 2020

How Japan’s unique cultural attitudes explain its people’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Photo by Jérémy Stenuit on Unsplash

“Though there is no evidence that the infections are slowing down, it is tough to continue staying at home. As such, we should follow the rules together and enjoy the cherry blossoms while confronting the corona virus.” — AERA magazine online, Asahi Newspaper Publishing

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Mirei Takashima Claremon, PhD

Striving to build a better world via behavioral insights and cross-cultural perspectives. Educator/ Researcher/ Consultant. Founder & CEO of Illumirai. MBA/PhD.