Japan's Suga declares state of emergency in Tokyo, three neighboring prefectures over COVID-19

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 7, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area including Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures on Thursday, authorizing tougher measures to fight a resurgence in COVID-19 infections. The state of emergency will be effective from Friday to Feb. 7, with measures including urging people to stay at home and calling for restaurants and bars to stop serving alcohol by 7 p.m. and close by 8 p.m. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via Xinhua)