More Japan Virus News:

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200124/p2g/00m/0bu/071000c

Japan has always been a country that is concerned with safety and this situation is no different.

Business, retail and such are on full alert. There will be no shortage of new programs, governments announcements, businesses reminding consumers to follow safety procedure.

At the same time,  even though there have only been a few cases so far, maybe two in Japan and four coming back from Wuhan, Japan has to be very careful not to cause a consumer panic in related to retail or other business places that consumers/shoppers go just to be safe.

Yes always take precaution, but how much is needed. I guess, too much is better than too little in terms of precaution, but, as the situation is watched carefully, and no more cases in-country arise, Japan has to be very cautious not to cause a country wide panic that greatly reduces consumer spending.

I would imagine, even now, there are tourist type places in Japan, Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama etc. that might be feeling the affect of Japanese consumers beginning to think twice about going to places where there might be a lot of well, tourists from China, such as in Yokohama and its China town area.

The Japan government has always been proactive, at least most of the time, so I expect, even now, in Tokyo and Osaka etc. the government is working on contingency plans, campaigns and strategies to prevent any problems and situations that may arise.

The same with businesses where a lot of tourist may visit. There has to be plans and strategies developed to prevent any situation that may arise.

Again however, the government has to make sure there is no full-blown panic that might cause harm to the economy, as consumer spending in Japan is always a major challenge.


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