THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 8, 2020 at 15:03 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe explains his declaration of a state of emergency at a news conference held on April 7. (Takeshi Iwashita)
The setting was different. The tone was more subdued. And the sense of urgency was clearer in perhaps the most important news conference held by a Japanese leader in the postwar era. [Read More]
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