TOKYO -- Japanese leaders on Sunday debated declaring a state of emergency while also exploring less drastic options such as punishing noncompliant businesses, frustrating a capital city seeking swift, blanket action as coronavirus cases rise.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Health Minister Norihisa Tamura and Land Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba to discuss a request from Tokyo and surrounding prefectures to issue a state of emergency.
