Like many other countries, Japan had struggled to contain the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant. - AFP
TOKYO (Reuters): The Japanese government will seek advisers' approval to lift the state of emergency in all regions on Oct 1 as the number of new coronavirus cases falls and the strain on the medical system eases, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Tuesday (Sept 28).
If approved by a panel of government advisers, Japan as a whole would be out of an emergency state for the first time in nearly six months. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will hold a news conference at 7pm local time to announce the decision.
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