Tokyo and 12 other prefectures currently under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency have requested an extension to the measure set to end this weekend, the prefectural governments said Tuesday.Japan has been struggling to stem a new wave of infections spurred by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.The central government will "promptly consider the requests," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to make a decision at a COVID-19 government taskforce meeting Thursday.The requests were made by the capital and t…READ FULL ARTICLE
