Tokyo governor calls for fewer outings, says state of coronavirus emergency up to PM

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen inside the closed Japan Olympics Museum, in Tokyo, Japan March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's governor on Monday called on residents to avoid outings in the evenings and at weekends as the coronavirus crisis deepened, but said it was up to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency to tackle it.

As much of the rest of the world has gone into strict lockdowns to fight the coronavirus, Japan has so far managed to avoid the kind of outbreaks that have ravaged parts of Europe and the United States and restrictions are only requests.