Coronavirus outbreak latest: Jan. 13, 2021
(WorldNews Japan)

Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak: Few people are seen in Osaka`s Shinsekai area on Jan. 12, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told executives of his ruling party the same day that he plans to expand a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic to cover Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures amid a resurgence of infections in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo As of 11 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12 An expansion of Japan`s latest state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic into three western prefectures is likely to decrease the country`s economy by 2.1 trillion yen ($20.1 billion), or 0.4 percent...