THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 22, 2022 at 18:20 JST
The entertainment district near Shinbashi Station in Tokyo is practically deserted on Jan. 21. (Naoko Kawamura)
Fresh cases of COVID-19 in Tokyo soared past the 10,000-level for the first time on Jan. 22 as preliminary figures on a nationwide basis went past the 50,000 mark, also a record.
Metropolitan government officials confirmed 11,227 new cases on Jan. 22, the third straight day for a record to be set in the capital.
Osaka Prefecture also broke another record on Jan. 22 with 7,375 new cases, according to prefectural authorities.
Okayama Prefecture in western Japan reported a record 565 cases on Jan. 22.
Governor Ryuta Ibaragi said at a news conference the same day he had submitted a request with the central government for pre-emergency measures to deal with COVID-19 cases in his jurisdiction.
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