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Ueno zoo reopens

Photo taken on March 23, 2022, shows twin giant panda Xiao Xiao at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. The zoo reopened the same day following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

Photo taken on March 23, 2022, shows twin giant panda Lei Lei (top) and her mother Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. The zoo reopened the same day following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

Photo taken on March 23, 2022, shows twin giant panda Lei Lei at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. The zoo reopened the same day following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

People form a line to enter an area for giant pandas at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 23, 2022, as the zoo reopens following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

People form a line to enter an area for giant pandas at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 23, 2022, as the zoo reopens following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

People form a line to enter an area for giant pandas at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 23, 2022, as the zoo reopens following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

People form a line to enter Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 23, 2022, as the zoo reopens following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

People form a line to enter Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 23, 2022, as the zoo reopens following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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Ueno zoo reopens

People form a line to enter Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on March 23, 2022, as the zoo reopens following the lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs in Japan.

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COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs fully lifted in Japan

Commuters walk in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on March 22, 2022, as the central government lifts all remaining coronavirus quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan.

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COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs fully lifted in Japan

Commuters walk in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on March 22, 2022, as the central government lifts all remaining coronavirus quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan.

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COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs fully lifted in Japan

Commuters walk in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on March 22, 2022, as the central government lifts all remaining coronavirus quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan.

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COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs fully lifted in Japan

A crossing in Osaka's Umeda area is crowded with pedestrians on March 22, 2022, as the central government lifts all remaining coronavirus quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan.

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COVID-19 quasi-emergency curbs fully lifted in Japan

A crossing in Osaka's Umeda area is crowded with pedestrians on March 22, 2022, as the central government lifts all remaining coronavirus quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan.

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COVID-19 quasi-emergency steps to be lifted fully in Japan

A scramble intersection in Tokyo's Shibuya area is crowded with pedestrians on March 21, 2022, as the central government is set to lift all remaining coronavirus quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan at the end of the day.

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COVID-19 quasi-emergency steps to be lifted fully in Japan

A scramble intersection in Tokyo's Shibuya area is crowded with pedestrians on March 21, 2022, as the central government is set to lift all remaining coronavirus quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan at the end of the day.

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COVID quasi-emergency extension in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2022, about an extension of COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures for 17 prefectures, including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka, until March 6.

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COVID quasi-emergency extension in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2022, about an extension of COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures for 17 prefectures, including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka, until March 6.

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COVID quasi-emergency extension in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2022, about an extension of COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures for 17 prefectures, including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka, until March 6.

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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 to add 18 more areas under COVID quasi-emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2022. He unveiled a plan to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation's 47 prefectures by adding 18 more areas to cope with a recent Omicron strain-driven spike in coronavirus cases.

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Japan to add 18 more areas under COVID quasi-emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2022. He unveiled a plan to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation's 47 prefectures by adding 18 more areas to cope with a recent Omicron strain-driven spike in coronavirus cases.

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Japan to add 18 more areas under COVID quasi-emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2022. He unveiled a plan to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation's 47 prefectures by adding 18 more areas to cope with a recent Omicron strain-driven spike in coronavirus cases.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures under COVID quasi-emergency

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in front of Nagoya Station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 21, 2022. A COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency took effect the same day in Tokyo, Aichi and 11 other prefectures through Feb. 13.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures under COVID quasi-emergency

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in front of Nagoya Station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 21, 2022. A COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency took effect the same day in Tokyo, Aichi and 11 other prefectures through Feb. 13.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures under COVID quasi-emergency

Commuters wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus are seen at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on their way to work on Jan. 21, 2022. A COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency took effect the same day in Tokyo and 12 prefectures in Japan through Feb. 13.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures under COVID quasi-emergency

Commuters wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus are seen at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on their way to work on Jan. 21, 2022. A COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency took effect the same day in Tokyo and 12 prefectures in Japan through Feb. 13.

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Japan decides to put Tokyo, 12 more areas under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks at a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. Japan decided Wednesday to place Tokyo and 12 other areas under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency, with the capital reporting a record 7,377 new infections as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country.

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Japan to put Tokyo, 12 prefectures under COVID quasi-emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) says at a meeting of the government task force on COVID-19 measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022 that Tokyo and 12 prefectures will be placed under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency for about three weeks from Jan. 21 amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Japan to put Tokyo, 12 prefectures under COVID quasi-emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a meeting of the government task force on COVID-19 measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. The task force finalized the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency for about three weeks from Jan. 21 amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Tourists wearing face masks walk on a street leading to Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2022. The Japanese government will place Tokyo and 12 prefectures including Mie under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Tourists wearing face masks walk on a street leading to Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2022. The Japanese government will place Tokyo and 12 prefectures including Mie under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Tourists wearing face masks walk on a street leading to Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2022. The Japanese government will place Tokyo and 12 prefectures including Mie under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi (L) meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022, after attending a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi (R) meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022, after attending a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022, after attending a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks at a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's health minister Shigeyuki Goto speaks at a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi attends a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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COVID quasi-emergency eyed in Tokyo, 10 prefectures

Commuters wearing face masks walk in front of JR Tokyo Station on their way to work on Jan. 18, 2022, with Tokyo and 10 prefectures expected to be placed under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to curb rapidly spreading coronavirus cases.

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COVID quasi-emergency eyed in Tokyo, 10 prefectures

Commuters wearing face masks walk in front of JR Tokyo Station on their way to work on Jan. 18, 2022, with Tokyo and 10 prefectures expected to be placed under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to curb rapidly spreading coronavirus cases.

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Gov't eyes COVID quasi-emergency for Tokyo, vicinity

People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Ginza area on Jan. 17, 2022. The Japanese government is considering declaring a quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo and three nearby prefectures amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in the region.

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Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency steps in 3 prefectures

A street lined with bars and restaurants in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Iwakuni is deserted on Jan. 9, 2022, as Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in Okinawa and parts of Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures in response to surging infections that their governors say stem from the spread of the Omicron variant at U.S. military bases.

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Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency steps in 3 prefectures

A street lined with bars and restaurants in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Iwakuni is deserted on Jan. 9, 2022, as Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in Okinawa and parts of Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures in response to surging infections that their governors say stem from the spread of the Omicron variant at U.S. military bases.

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Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency steps in 3 prefectures

A street lined with bars and restaurants in Hiroshima is deserted on Jan. 9, 2022, as Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in Okinawa and parts of Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures in response to surging infections that their governors say stem from the spread of the Omicron variant at U.S. military bases.

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Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency steps in 3 prefectures

A street lined with bars and restaurants in Hiroshima is deserted on Jan. 9, 2022, as Japan imposes COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in Okinawa and parts of Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures in response to surging infections that their governors say stem from the spread of the Omicron variant at U.S. military bases.