THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 2, 2021 at 19:06 JST
Yasutoshi Nishimura, third from left, minister in charge of the government’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, meets with reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 2 with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, second from right, and the governors of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and those of three prefectures that comprise the greater Tokyo metropolitan area called on the central government Jan. 2 to consider declaring a state of emergency because of dramatic surges in COVID-19 cases. [Read More]
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