Today's Close-Up

Coronavirus Crisis: Overcoming Stigma and Abuse (2020x28)

Air date: Jun 17, 2020

As COVID-19 has spread across Japan, so too have irrational attacks by the public. The harassment is directed not just at those infected with the virus, but also at their co-workers, family members, and others around them. NHK spoke with a handful people who became targets of abuse to see how it affected them, how they responded, and how they overcame the adversity.