Of Japan's 47 prefectures, 27 have decided to relax stay-at-home requests issued in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, a senior government official said Friday.As of Thursday, 24 prefectures, including Shizuoka, Nara and Nagasaki, have already eased some constraints on social and economic activities, while Tochigi, Nagano and Shiga have said they will do so over the coming days, economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said at a press conference.Their decisions came after the government revised its basic policy on COVID-19 measures on Monday, at the same time that …READ FULL ARTICLE
