Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Japanese government has formally extended the state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo Prefecture, which was originally scheduled to end on May 11, until the end of the month.
It has also added Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures to the SoE list.This is the third such state of emergency announcement since the start of the pandemic.
Also, measures to prevent the rapid spread of the virus will be in place in a total of eight other prefectures until May 31.During the current state of emergency, which started on April 25, theaters in the affected cities and prefectures, including those of Toho Cinemas and other major chains, closed their doors.
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