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S. Korea bans fishery imports from 8 Japan prefs.

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2013. On South Korea's announcement the same day that it has placed an import ban on all fisheries products from eight Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, the top government spokesman said Tokyo will continue to ask Seoul to "take measures based on scientific facts."

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Japan to extend COVID quasi-emergency for Tokyo, 12 other prefs.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida removes his mask before speaking to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2022. The government is set to extend the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo and 12 other prefectures for three weeks from its scheduled end on Feb. 13 amid the continued spread of the Omicron variant.

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Japan to extend COVID quasi-emergency for Tokyo, 12 other prefs.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2022. The government is set to extend the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo and 12 other prefectures for three weeks from its scheduled end on Feb. 13 amid the continued spread of the Omicron variant.

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Japan to extend COVID quasi-emergency for Tokyo, 12 other prefs.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2022. The government is set to extend the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo and 12 other prefectures for three weeks from its scheduled end on Feb. 13 amid the continued spread of the Omicron variant.

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Japan to extend COVID quasi-emergency for Tokyo, 12 other prefs.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2022. The government is set to extend the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo and 12 other prefectures for three weeks from its scheduled end on Feb. 13 amid the continued spread of the Omicron variant.

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COVID quasi-emergency to cover 34 of Japan's 47 prefs. amid Omicron

Japan will decide Tuesday to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation's 47 prefectures with the addition of 18 more areas to stem the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Effective from Thursday to Feb. 20, the quasi-emergency is intended to reduce the strain on the health care system and prevent a shortage of essential workers that could result from a surge in infections and close contacts. The governors of the 18 prefectures, including Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo in the Kansai region in western Japan, will be able to request restaurants and bars to shorten their business hours and stop or limit the serving of alcohol. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to make a final decision later in the day on the addition as well as on extending the quasi-emergency curbs that have been in place since Jan. 9 in Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures beyond Jan. 31 to Feb. 20.

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Japan decides to place 3 prefs. under COVID quasi-emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) says during a government task force meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2022, that Okinawa, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures will be placed under a quasi-state of emergency, from Jan. 9 to Jan. 31, after being hit by surging COVID-19 cases.

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Japan decides to place 3 prefs. under COVID quasi-emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says during a government task force meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2022, that Okinawa, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures will be placed under a quasi-state of emergency, from Jan. 9 to Jan. 31, after being hit by surging COVID-19 cases.

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Japan decides to expand COVID-19 state of emergency to 8 more prefs.

The Japanese government decided Wednesday to place eight more prefectures under its COVID-19 state of emergency as the country battles to contain a surge of infections increasingly driven by younger people and prevent a stretched medical system from collapse. The addition of Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima means that 21 of Japan's 47 prefectures are now under the state of emergency that includes Tokyo and Osaka, affecting over 75 percent of the population. The measure will run from Friday to Sept. 12.

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Japan decides to expand COVID-19 state of emergency to 8 more prefs.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2021, the government's decision to place eight more prefectures under its COVID-19 state of emergency as the country grapples with its largest wave of infections. The eight are Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima.

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Japan decides to expand COVID-19 state of emergency to 8 more prefs.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2021, the government's decision to place eight more prefectures under its COVID-19 state of emergency as the country grapples with its largest wave of infections. The eight are Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima.

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Olympics: Mori eyes 2020 opening gala panel, torch relay in 47 prefs.

Yoshiro Mori, head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2017. Mori said a panel to conceptualize the Games' opening ceremony will be set up shortly, and the route for the torch relay preceding the multisport event will be decided under the premise that it will go through all 47 prefectures of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo