THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 5, 2021 at 17:10 JST
Governors of Tokyo and Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures discuss a “state of emergency action” plan at an online meeting on Jan. 4. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
The governors of Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures on Jan. 4 decided to ask all restaurants to close at 8 p.m. from Jan. 12 to 31, drawing groans from businesses struggling to survive the pandemic. [Read More]
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