Visitors wearing face masks wait to offer prayers at a shrine in Tokyo on Monday. Japan saw a spike in coronavirus cases over the year-end period. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus Japan: Tokyo braces for fresh state of emergency as cases spike
- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has so far held off on declaring another emergency as it could slow his push to keep Japan’s economy going
- But business owners in Tokyo said they were preparing for the worst as thousands of new cases were reported over the year-end period
Visitors wearing face masks wait to offer prayers at a shrine in Tokyo on Monday. Japan saw a spike in coronavirus cases over the year-end period. Photo: Reuters
