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Tokyo, May 14 (EFE/EPA).- Japan will extend the state of emergency to three more prefectures due to the continued spread of Covid-19, which has taken the figures in some regions to record levels ahead of Tokyo 2020, authorities announced Friday.The prefectures of Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima will be included from Sunday until May 31, when the state of emergency in force in six other areas of the country – Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Aichi and Fukuoka – is scheduled to end, said coronavirus response minister Yasutoshi Nishimura.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will formalize a statement later Friday, after a meeting of the panel of experts that advises the government on the pandemic. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF COMMUTERS WALK THROUGH A METRO STATION IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Apr 21 (EFE/EPA).- The benchmark index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei, fell 2.19 per cent Wednesday in the first half of trading due to the possible declaration of a new state of emergency in several regions of Japan due to an increase in Covid-19 infections.(Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)SHOT LIST: STOCK MARKET INDICATORS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Feb 1 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: EFE/EPA Archive) The government of Japan is planning to extend the state of emergency imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in several regions of the country where the rate of new infections is high and is overwhelming their hospitals. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF TOKYO IN JANUARY.
Tokyo, Jan 7 (EFE).-The government of Japan on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three adjoining prefectures, allowing authorities to impose fresh restrictions to check the Covid-19 pandemic amid a record surge in infections.Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday announced the activation of the legislative recourse over the "serious feeling of risk" due to the rapid countrywide expansion of the virus, during a meeting with the government team in-charge of pandemic response. (Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSIN).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Jan 7 (EFE/EPA).- The government of Japan on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three adjoining prefectures, allowing authorities to impose fresh restrictions to check the Covid-19 pandemic amid a record surge in infections.Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday announced the activation of the legislative recourse over the "serious feeling of risk" due to the rapid countrywide expansion of the virus, during a meeting with the government team in-charge of pandemic response. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WALK AS A PUBLIC BROADCAST SHOWS JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER YOSHIHIDE SUGA ANNOUNCING A STATE OF EMERGENCY DURING A TELEVISED NEWS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO'S BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT KABUKICHO, JAPAN.