Extension of COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan

Extension of COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan

People wearing masks walk in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on May 7, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the same day that the government had decided to expand the coronavirus state of emergency beyond Tokyo and the Osaka region, and extend it through the end of the month.

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