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How can we prepare for the post-coronavirus era?  A view from Japan

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum, in Tokyo, Japan March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato - RC24UF9610O6

COVID-19 has forced postponement of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, both expected to boost Japan's economyJapan’s economy. Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Ryan Takeshita
Editor-in-Chief, HuffPost Japan
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