Tokyo, other areas seek extension of virus emergency as Olympics loom

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and a slew of other prefectural leaders on Wednesday called on the Japanese government to extend its COVID-19 state of emergency in place in nearly a dozen prefectures as infections have yet to subside with just two months until the capital hosts the Summer Olympics.The deadline is likely to be moved back from May 31 to June 20, government sources said, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga set to make a formal decision Friday.The state of emergency, which entails banning restaurants from serving alcohol and telling them to close by 8 p.m. among other restrictions, is c…READ FULL ARTICLE