Coronavirus in Japan: why is the infection rate relatively low?
(WorldNews Japan)

The number of deaths and infections from the global coronavirus pandemic is now larger outside China, where the outbreak began, than inside the country. Italy, Iran and South Korea, China´s neighbour, have been among the countries worst hit by the virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , Japan had 814 cases as of March 17. Even taking into account the 712 cases from the the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was berthed at the port of Yokohama for more than three weeks as the virus spread through its passengers and crew, Japan´s cases are just over 1,500. So why is the infection rate relatively low, given Japan´s proximity to China? The main answer seems to be that Japan...