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People wearing protective masks make their way amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan gov't discussing quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo, surrounding areas

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday the capital would request such measures if the usage of beds set aside for Covid-19 patients climbed to 20%. The rate stood at 19.3% as of Sunday

Plaintiffs' lawyers and supporters show a banner stating the ruling found the government measures unconstitutional, after a district court ruled on the legality of same-sex marriages outside Sapporo district court in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan March 17, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Tokyo governor plans to introduce same-sex marriage next year: Kyodo

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) looks up at a tank reserved for storing treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami

Tepco finds melting of ice wall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant

Firefighters and officers work at a Tokyo train station following a knife, arson and acid attack, in Tokyo, Japan October 31, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video. TWITTER / @SIZ33/via REUTERS

Man in joker costume injures 17 on Tokyo train

Photo: Reuters

China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait

Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics

Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo, preliminary magnitude at 6.1

People walk in Shibuya shopping area, during a state of emergency amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki?Christodoulou

Japan to extend Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo area - paper

Police escort rescue workers carrying a person through a train station after a knife attack on a train in Tokyo, Japan August 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Knife attacker on Tokyo commuter train wanted to kill 'happy women'- NHK

People queue at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand begins offering first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to at-risk groups amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Covid-19 surge hits Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record infections

People queue at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand begins offering first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to at-risk groups amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Covid-19 surge hits Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record infections

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk past extra papers reporting on Japanese gold medalists at Tokyo Olympics, in Tokyo Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Photo: UNB/AP

Japan expands state of emergency as Covid-19 surge shadows Olympics

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk past extra papers reporting on Japanese gold medalists at Tokyo Olympics, in Tokyo Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Photo: UNB/AP

Tokyo records record virus cases days after Olympics begin