Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday sounded optimistic about lifting Japan's state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic when it expires at the end of this month, saying the COVID-19 situation in the country is improving."The situation has certainly taken a turn for the better," Suga told reporters in Washington a day after attending the first in-person meeting of the leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India.Citing the fact that the number of new cases in Japan has dropped to about 3,000 a day from about 25,000 at one point, he said, "I would like to decide (wheth…READ FULL ARTICLE
