Osaka and Kyoto call for COVID-19 state of emergency – Nikkei Asia

The Minami shopping and dining district in Osaka last month. Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura has called for restrictions to stem the spread of record cases there. (Photo by Yuichiro Takagi) KEIJIRO OHATA and YASUHIRO IKEMITSU, Nikkei staff writersJanuary 9, 2021 01:04 JSTUpdated on January 9, 2021 03:06 JST | JapanCopyCopiedOSAKA/KYOTO — The governors of the greater Osaka area will urge Japan’s national government to expand its coronavirus state of emergency to include their prefectures, as the localities set daily records for the spread of infections. A state of emergency declared Thursday covered Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures. The governors of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo have decided…