TOKYO -- With COVID-19 still lingering, Japan's government is set to establish an infectious disease crisis management agency in the Cabinet Secretariat to prepare for medical and public health crises.
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Tokyo's Shinagawa Station. With COVID-19 refusing to peter out, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is moving to better contain future outbreaks. © Reuters
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