Expected state of emergency in Osaka

Expected state of emergency in Osaka

People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Kita Ward on Jan. 9, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The governors of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo asked the central government the same day to include their western Japan prefectures in the state of emergency that took effect a day earlier for the Tokyo region over the resurging coronavirus.

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