THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 14, 2021 at 18:00 JST
Tochigi Governor Tomikazu Fukuda tells reporters on Jan. 12 that he asked central government officials to include his jurisdiction in the state of emergency. (Yoichi Tsubura)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, again swayed by unfavorable public opinion polls, placed Fukuoka Prefecture under the state of emergency for the novel coronavirus even though the governor said it was not necessary, sources said. [Read More]
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