TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought support from opposition leaders on Wednesday for swiftly implementing a temporary law aimed at better responding to the new coronavirus and enabling him to declare a state of emergency if needed, as the number of infections topped 1,000.Meeting separately with each leader in parliament, Abe made a rare plea for forming a united front with the opposition parties that had lambasted him for what they saw as his relaxed response to the new coronavirus. The ruling bloc wants a bill to clear parliament on March 13."We need to rework the legal framework fu…READ FULL ARTICLE
