73: Japan's third wave of COVID-19 w/ Gearoid Reidy

<div>Gearoid Reidy, a senior editor at Bloomberg, joins us to discuss whether we might see a new state of emergency and the hope provided by the recent news about vaccines.<br> <br> <strong>Read more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/18/national/tokyo-coronavirus-alert-level/">Tokyo reports record-breaking daily cases as capital prepares for highest alert level</a> (Ryusei Takahashi, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/liveblogs/news/coronavirus-outbreak-updates/">COVID-19 updates</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/17/national/government-support-shorter-hours/">Hokkaido raises alert level for Sapporo as virus surge continues</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/15/national/84-concerned-record-coronavirus-cases-japan-kyodo-poll/">84% concerned about record coronavirus cases in Japan, poll finds</a> (The Japan Times) </li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/17/world/science-health-world/coronavirus-vaccines-moderna-pfizer/">How the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines stack up</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/10/27/national/science-health/japan-bill-residents-free-coronavirus-vaccines/">Japan approves bill to offer all residents free COVID-19 vaccines</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/20/national/coronavirus-explosion-expected-japan/">Japan was expecting a coronavirus explosion. Where is it?</a> (Gearoid Reidy)</li> </ul> <div> <strong><br> On this episode:</strong><br> Gearoid Reidy: <a href="https://twitter.com/GearoidReidy">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQSpGP1uyR8/gearoid-reidy">Articles</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><br> <br> <st