— Japanese opposition lawmakers slammed the government’s emergency declaration as too late to stem the surging coronavirus cases. Opposition lawmakers Toranosuke Katayama and Kazuo Shii also criticized the state of emergency as too limited in scope, area and duration. The declaration, which kicked in Friday, centers around asking restaurants to close at 8 p.m. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga defended the measure and stressed that the rising curve will get flattened in a month. Other urban areas have also asked the central government for similar emergency measures.

Source: Daily Sun January 10, 2021 05:03 UTC