More than 80 percent of the public believe the government should compensate businesses that have complied with a request to suspend operations in response to a surge in coronavirus infections in Tokyo and other parts of Japan, according to a Kyodo News survey released Monday.In the four-day nationwide telephone survey through Monday, 80.4 percent of respondents said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's declaration of a state of emergency last week in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures came too late.In reflection of such criticism, the public approval rating for Abe's Cabinet fell 5.1 percentage…READ FULL ARTICLE
