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Japan gov t preparing to end state of emergency in Tokyo area on March 21: sources The Mainichi © The Mainichi Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is seen entering his office in Tokyo on the morning of March 17, 2021. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki)
TOKYO The Japanese government has begun final preparations to lift the coronavirus state of emergency issued in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures on March 21, numerous government and ruling party sources have disclosed.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to announce his intention on March 17 to remove the state of emergency over Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures. Then, the government plans to hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Basic Action Policy the following day to hear the opinions of experts. The final decision is expected to be reached during a subsequent meeting of the government s coronavirus response headquarters.
Japan gov t preparing to end state of emergency in Tokyo area on March 21: sources
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Businesses in the Tokyo area have largely said Friday s extension of the coronavirus state of emergency was inevitable but are fretting over what they say is insufficient government aid. | BLOOMBERG
KYODO Mar 6, 2021
Businesses in the Tokyo metropolitan area said Friday’s extension of the coronavirus state of emergency declared for the capital and nearby prefectures was inevitable given the virus situation but fretted over insufficient government aid.
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Other than restrictions on restaurants and bars, what exactly are the other emergency measures?
26 ( +27 / -1 ) Mar. 6 04:42 pm JST
As I stated many months ago, Japan’s somewhat relaxed approach to controlling the spread of the virus is going to drag the pandemic out for years and cost individuals their livelihoods and the country billions. There are around 2,000 new cases in Tokyo every week. That is not “under control!”
Japanese lawmaker Anri Kawai resigns over 2019 vote-buying scandal
February 3, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
In this Jan. 20, 2020 file photo, Anri Kawai, a House of Councillors member, speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki) TOKYO (Kyodo) Upper house member Anri Kawai, who was found guilty last month of vote buying in the 2019 election, resigned as a lawmaker on Wednesday, dealing a further blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga s administration already suffering from falling approval ratings. Kawai, who left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party due to the allegation, chose to quit before the two-week period allowed to file an appeal in her case ends Thursday. She would have been removed as a lawmaker automatically if and when the court ruling is finalized.
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