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People walk through a street in the Ameyoko market in the Ueno district of Tokyo on Tuesday. | AFP-JIJI
Jiji, Bloomberg Apr 8, 2021
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to ask for a national government decision to implement COVID-19 pre-emergency measures in the capital as coronavirus cases there hit a two-month high, Gov. Yuriko Koike suggested Wednesday.
The metropolitan government is slated to make a final decision on the matter after hearing related experts opinions at a coronavirus monitoring meeting Thursday.
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Fearing outbreak similar to Osaka, Kyoto to ask restaurants to close early Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
An empty street near the usually crowded Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto | REUTERS
Jij Apr 3, 2021
Kyoto/Sendai – The Kyoto Prefectural Government decided Friday to ask restaurants and bars in 16 municipalities in the prefecture to move up their closing times to 9 p.m. or earlier to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The request, decided upon at the day’s meeting of the prefectural government’s coronavirus task force, will take effect on Monday and last until April 21.
Japan weighs lifting virus emergency for six prefectures at end of month Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (left), Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (center) and Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki have asked the central government to lift the coronavirus state of emergency at the end of the month for their prefectures. | KYODO
JIJI, KYODO Feb 23, 2021
Japan is considering lifting the state of emergency declared in six prefectures over the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its scheduled end date on March 7, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan is considering lifting the state of emergency declared in six prefectures over the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its scheduled end date on March 7, according to government sources