[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Foreign media reported that the Japanese government has decided to lift additional state of emergency measures on the 21st, judging that the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is subsiding. The lifting will apply to Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, etc., while Tokyo and Kanagawa are expected to be excluded.



Additionally, 39 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Japan on the 20th. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Japan to 17,145.


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