A COVID-19 state of emergency takes effect in seven more prefectures, with restrictions on business activity aimed at curbing Japan s largest yet wave of infections.
Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Fukuoka will be under the measure until Sept. 12, joining Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka and Okinawa.