...Kazuyuki Suzuki Purpose This study proposes a problem-solving framework grounded in Total Quality Management (TQM) to enhance preparedness for future pandemics. By comparing COVID-19 responses in Japan, United States, Taiwan, and India, it examines how TQM principles can strengthen adaptive...

...Eri Nakamura; Fumitoshi Mizutani Purpose This paper explores people’s responses and perception of information supplied by actors across various societal sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Germany, and the United States. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive and regression...

...Matthew M. Carlson Purpose The assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō sparked the most significant public reaction to religion since the Aum Shinrikyō attacks in 1995. This paper investigates the reasons behind the intense public response to Abe’s murder and its connection...

...Jürgen Deller; Xiuzhu Gu; Su Jung Choi; Anne Marit Wöhrmann Purpose The study details the development of the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI) in Germany and its adaptation for use in the USA, Japan, and South Korea. The objective is to determine how the LLWI can be utilized to improve workplace...

...Tomonori Hasegawa; Koki Hirata; Kunichika Matsumoto Purpose This article analyzes the challenges of infectious disease control under a super-aged society through Japan’s experience with COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach This article provides an overview of Japan’s COVID-19 measures...

...Matthew M. Carlson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges of Japanese political leadership in combating corruption with an emphasis on the 1970s and 1980s when Tanaka Kakuei and Miki Takeo led Japan. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the perceived extent...

...Koki Hirata; Kunichika Matsumoto; Ryo Onishi; Tomonori Hasegawa Purpose The purpose of this article is to clarify the social burden of Japan’s three major diseases including Long-term Care (LTC) burden. Design/methodology/approach A modification of the Cost of Illness (COI)—the Comprehensive...

...Tomonori Hasegawa; Kunichika Matsumoto; Ryo Onishi; Koki Hirata Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the health sector reform toward 2040 of Japan as a super-aged society. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the current healthcare policies adopted in Japan and projects...

... articles on India, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore included in this special issue of Public Administration and Policy. Findings The responses of the governments in the six countries depend on the strength of their political will in combating corruption. The responses...