THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 8, 2021 at 18:59 JST
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the state minister in charge of handling the novel coronavirus pandemic, addresses the government panel of experts on July 8. (Naoko Kawamura)
With COVID-19 cases surging in Tokyo, the government on July 8 approved a fourth state of emergency for the capital to deal with the pandemic, which logged more than 900 cases the day before. [Read More]
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