According to the latest news from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), the Tokyo region of Japan will impose a curfew from 8 p.m. on January 8.
Kyodo News Agency on January 4th, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiro Kan said at a press conference on the 4th that he would discuss the issuance of emergency declarations in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures based on the Coronavirus Special Measures Law.
According to CCTV News Client, the Japanese government announced a one-month state of emergency in seven prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, on April 7, 2020, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.
On April 16, 2020, the Japanese government announced the extension of the state of emergency to the whole country, and on May 4, it announced that it would be extended to May 31.
On the evening of 25, 2020, except for the five prefectures of Tokyo and Hokkaido, the state of emergency was lifted throughout Japan.