Japan widens virus emergency to 7 more areas as cases surge
(WorldNews Japan)

Japan`s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the his official residence in Tokyo on January 13, 2021 stating that 11 of the country`s 47 prefectures will be under the state of emergency. | Getty Prime Minister Yoshide Suga also said Japan will suspend fast-track entry exceptions for business visitors or others with residency permits, fully banning foreign visitors while the state of emergency is in place. TOKYO — Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to seven more prefectures Wednesday, affecting more than half the population amid a surge in infections across the country. Prime Minister Yoshide Suga also said Japan will suspend fast-track entry...