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Japan's PM to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday

by Associated Press
| April 6, 2020 5:27 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus, but that there will be no hard lockdowns.

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