Because of the noncompliance, Japan is forced to take a stricter measure along with the state of emergency.

The government will lift the Tochigi prefecture emergency on February 2nd, and 10 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka will extend it by one month until March 7th.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, all flights at Ibaraki Airport will be suspended from February 2nd.

People infected with the new coronavirus are being mentally driven by being asked to apologize by their employer whether or not they will infect the people surround them.

Through Wednesday's phone call, Biden and Suga discussed many things.

Prime Minister Suga met with US President Joe Biden on the phone before dawn on the 28th, and agreed to work closely together to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance.

British pharmaceutical AstraZeneca has set up a system to manufacture the vaccine in Japan and plans to start production soon.

On this rare occasion, Suga finally admitted that Japan is not prepared for the surge in COVID-19 cases.

Yet, the medical experts worried that it would bring another wave of infections.

The government has said that if this situation continues, the state of emergency, which is due on the 7th of next month, will have to be extended.

However, the prefectures are doubting that the Central Government will be able to get enough vaccines doses.

Japan depends on Pfizer's vaccine, yet Pfizer is struggling to meet the world's expectation.