Lessons from COVID-19: Preparedness and Future Challenges for Emerging Infectious Diseases in Japan.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was a major test of Japan's capacity to respond to modern health crises. Despite having one of the world's oldest populations, Japan reported fewer COVID-19 deaths per capita during 2020-2022 than most countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), al...