in Tokyo on Sept.... The state of emergency currently covering 21 of Japan's 47 prefectures is due

This June 3, 2021 photo shows the Japan National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo Olympics and

12 to cover about 80% of its population.... The country has reported around 1.6 million cases in

in Tokyo and surrounding areas to allow the restrictions to be lifted. The government plans to

Suga had hesitated to invoke the emergency measure, hoping to preserve economic activity, but

-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and 12 other areas to eight more prefectures as it looks to quell

2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Tokyo.... The games' one-year postponement caused by the pandemic saw an

Yasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of Japan's COVID-19 response, speaks at a meeting in Tokyo

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said last month that he hoped the Games could take place before a live audience of up to 10, 000 people at large venues.... The central government has stopped taking new applications for workplace and university vaccination drives as demand has vastly exceeded supply.... Now it feels like the ladder has been kicked away." Japan has administered 52.6 million doses as of July 6, according to the VRS records, with 31.6 million people, or 25 per cent of the population

Tokyo, already under a state of emergency through Aug....