When it comes to declaring a state of emergency in Japan, having the authority to do so is one thing, but using it is another.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making that clear as he hesitates to take the step despite alarm at the rapid increases in coronavirus infections in urban areas like Tokyo and Osaka."If necessary, I won't hesitate to declare a state of emergency," Abe said in a parliamentary session on Friday. But at the same time he said he does not yet believe infections have spread widely enough nationwide.Medical experts have already called for a state of emergency to be declared, w…READ FULL ARTICLE
