The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan extends virus emergency to Sept. 12, adds 7 more areasTOKYO - The Japanese government decided Tuesday to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and other areas to Sept. 12 rather than end it on Aug. 31, while expanding the measure to seven more prefectures as a resurgence of infections shows no signs of subsiding.Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Fukuoka are already under a quasi-state of emergency, which carries fewer restrictions on business activity, but will have th…READ FULL ARTICLE
