THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 2, 2021 at 19:06 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike enters the Cabinet Office building on Jan. 2 for a meeting with Yasutoshi Nishimura, the central government’s point man in dealing with the COVID-19 health scare. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
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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