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Japan s government is extending its coronavirus state of emergency by two weeks for the greater Tokyo area. It was set to expire this weekend, but will now continue until March 21 in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures.
The declaration has been in place since January 8. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says the two-week extension aims for a further reduction of new infections – and to bring the outbreak under control.
Suga told a Diet committee session on Thursday that the region s coronavirus status has improved almost enough to lift the declaration. But there are still strict indicators, such as the tight situation with hospital beds, he said. I think an extension of about two weeks may be necessary to protect people s lives and livelihoods.
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Opposition female lawmakers enter the Lower House Tuesday, wearing white clothing and white roses in protest against sexist remarks by Yoshiro Mori, head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. | KYODO
Kyodo Feb 10, 2021
As public anger toward Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori’s sexist remarks continues unabated, critics have pointed out how they have exposed the lack of progress made so far in eliminating entrenched discrimination against women in Japan.
FOCUS: Mori sexist remarks show slow progress in narrowing Japan gender gap
As public anger toward Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori s sexist remarks continues unabated, critics have pointed out how they have exposed the lack of progress made so far in eliminating entrenched discrimination against women in Japan. Mr. Mori has been gaffe-prone, but this remark should not be attributed to his character. This is a problem of how decisions are made in Japan and how men in power are biased, Kiriu Minashita, a sociology and gender studies professor at Kokugakuin University, said of the 83-year-old former prime minister.
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, meets the press in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2021. The former Japanese prime minister apologized for remarks he made that have been widely criticized as sexist, but insisted he will not resign. (Kyodo)
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