TOKYO -- Japan is poised to expand the state of emergency on Friday to Tokyo's three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa as well as Osaka Prefecture in a bid to block the fast-spreading coronavirus.
The Japanese government will expand the emergency declaration if health experts agree to the proposal. If approved, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to announce the decision at a Friday news conference after meeting with the government's coronavirus response team.
