Declaration of Emergency – April 07, 2020

After a long wait, PM Abe finally declared an emergency in 7 prefectures – Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka. The emergency takes effect from midnight today and will remain in effect till at least May 6th (end of the Golden Week in Japan). When asked why it took so long to make […]

COVID-19 Update: April 07, 2020 (1)

More than 80 new cases reported in Tokyo again as PM Abe is expected to formally declare a state of emergency in 7 prefectures in the next few hours. The emergency shall remain in effect till May 6th.