FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks in a street where shops and restaurants are closed after the government declared the second state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at China town in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has decided to put four more prefectures including Kanagawa, next to Tokyo, under a quasi-state of emergency, bringing the number of prefectures targetted for COVID-19 prevention to 10, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday.
Six prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka are already under the quasi-state of emergency.
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