108: What explains Japan's low COVID-19 case count? And can we expect another wave? w/Gearoid Reidy

<div>Gearoid Reidy, senior editor at Bloomberg Japan, joins to discuss Japan's low COVID-19 case count, and if the country can expect another wave.</div> <div> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/07/national/japan-covid-deaths/">Japan’s COVID-19 deaths lowest in 16 months as cases plummet</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/06/national/japanese-third-omicron-case/">First case of Japanese national infected with omicron variant confirmed</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/11/18/national/delta-variant-self-destruction-theory/">What's behind the rapid disappearance of the delta variant in Japan? It could be self-extinction.</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/07/national/hospital-beds/">Japan boosts medical system to admit 37,000 COVID patients</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/08/asia-pacific/south-korea-covid-surge/">South Korea's new COVID-19 cases top 7,000 for first time</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/01/national/coronavirus-booster-shots-begin/">Japan's COVID-19 booster shot drive kicks off with health care workers</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/06/national/kishida-arrivals-ban-support/">Poll finds 89% in Japan back Kishida’s ban on new foreign arrivals</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/covid-19-tracker/">Japan Times Covid Tracker</a></li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>On this episode:<br> </strong>Gearoid Reidy: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQSpGP1uyR8/gearoid-reidy">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/GearoidReidy">Twitter</a><br> Oscar Boyd: <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/oscar-boyd/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oscar.boyd/">Instagram</a><strong> </strong><br> <br> <strong>Announcements</strong>:<br> The Japan Times is currently hiring news r