THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 16, 2021 at 17:06 JST
The sign stating “Now Under State of Emergency” is displayed on an electronic signboard in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 5. (Tatsuya Shimada)
The government plans to add Kyoto, Hyogo and Fukuoka prefectures to the six currently under a state of emergency to help curb the rapid spread of novel coronavirus infections, sources said. [Read More]
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