http://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/fc5c24916b013e1f3282e20b17783d69.pdf 8e1af2ed9fb4293d867e7e2c6c3fb44d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID‐19 Pandemic Response in Japan: What Is behind the Initial Flattening of the Curve? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ai Tashiro, Rajib Shaw Description An account of the resource The new coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) emerged in December 2019 and became a global pandemic in March 2020. The unprecedented speed of SARS-CoV2 spread, the high infection rate among the aged population, and the collapse of healthcare systems in several countries have made COVID‐19 the worst “modern” pandemic. Despite its proximity to China, a large aged population, and a high urban density, Japan has mitigated successfully the initial catastrophic impacts of COVID‐19. This paper analyzed the key policy measures undertaken in Japan and suggests that Japan's culture, healthcare system, sanitation, immunity, and food habits, along with citizens' behavior, are the possible reasons for the successful flattening of the curve. Although additional disease peaks may occur, and a consequent increase in the number of affected individuals, a combination of policy, good governance, a healthy society, and good citizen behaviors’ should be sufficient to provide enough time for the health care system to cope with them. Cluster approach, science-based decision making, and scenario planning were some of the key policy decisions taken by the government. Based on the lessons from Japan, this paper suggests the importance of an ecosystem-based lifestyle as a potential way to cope with pandemic events. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource ecosystem approach, Scenario Planning, cluster approach, crowded space, expert advice, 3C approach (closed space Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.3390/su12135250 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Biotemas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Environmental effects of industries and plants, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences