THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 26, 2021 at 18:55 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike holds a video conference with her counterparts from Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures on Feb. 23. (Yuki Okado)
The government confirmed it will lift the COVID-19 state of emergency early for six prefectures, but the four Tokyo-area prefectures will have to wait until the March 7 deadline. [Read More]
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