112: A surge in omicron across Japan w/ Gearoid Reidy

<div>Gearoid Reidy, senior editor at Bloomberg's Tokyo bureau, joins to discuss what the rapid spread of omicron means for Japan.<br> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/12/national/covid-tracker-jan-12-2022/">Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 10,000 for first time in four months</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/13/world/why-you-should-avoid-catching-omicron/">Why you should still try to avoid catching omicron</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/13/national/covid19-close-contacts-hospitalization-rules-relax/">Japan eyes relaxed rules on COVID close contacts and hospitalization</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/11/national/omicron-okinawa/">90% of omicron cases in Okinawa show mild to no symptoms</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/06/national/foreign-minister-us-bases-covid19-measures/">Japan seeks restrictions on U.S. troop movements as Okinawa reports record cases</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/11/national/japan-border-controls-extended-february/">Japan to maintain strict border restrictions until end of February</a></li> </ul> <div> <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> Get in touch with Oscar and the show at deepdive@japantimes.co.jp. Support the show! Rate us, review us and share this episode with a friend if you've enjoyed it. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/japandeepdive">Twitter</a>, and give us feedback.<br> <br> This episode of Deep Dive may be supported by advertising b