People wearing masks walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Jan. 7, 2021. The Japanese capital confirmed a record 2,447 new coronavirus cases the same day, the first time that the number has topped 2,000, while Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and adjacent Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A lion statue with a face mask is pictured in Tokyo's Ginza area on Jan. 7, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency the same day for Tokyo and adjacent Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures to fight a recent surge in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
