2010 年 13 巻 p. 423-432
May 16, 2009 Japan's first domestic case of infection of Swine-origin Influenza A/H1N1 was confirmed in Kobe. The government of Kobe City took precaution measure including the cancellation of classes at all the schools in the city region. It asked the citizens for washing their hands, outwearing the mask and the voluntary ban on leaving home of nonessential. But the important side effect to an economic activity occurred such as a sharp decrease of the number of tourists and a decrease in retail sales. The aim of this thesis is to examine to economic activities affected by Swineorigin Influenza A/H1N1 in Kobe and to pigeonhole the lessons learnt from the case.
