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Coronavirus

Tokyo area urges government to declare state of emergency

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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, second from right, meets with Japanese Economic Policy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, center, along with the governors of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures.
Nikkei staff writers | Japan

TOKYO -- The governors of Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures on Saturday called on the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency to combat the surging coronavirus.

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