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Japan Launches Agency for Infectious Disease Crisis Management

September 4, 2023

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The Japanese government launched the Cabinet Agency for Infectious Disease Crisis Management on September 1 as its control tower for boosting preparedness for future pandemics. In his speech to agency staffers, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his gratitude to medical…

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