According to Tokyo officials, on December 31, last year, Mrs. Koike consulted with the three governors to jointly make a "request for a state of emergency to the government."

Prime Minister Suga expressed his intention to consider issuing a state of emergency based on the Special Measures Law.

Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures are close, so if Tokyo decides so, they have to follow suit.

It was revealed on the 4th that the government has begun to consider reissuing the state of emergency as the infection of the new coronavirus spreads.

The medical workers, police and military members, and public service officials will be prioritized.

By 2022, Indonesia will have secured almost 400 million COVID-19 vaccines.

On the 29th in the UK, the number of new infections per day of the new coronavirus exceeded 50,000 for the first time, setting a new record high for the second consecutive day.

Some of the variants of the new coronavirus have been confirmed by the government regarding special sports measures that allow foreign athletes and staff to enter the international competitions and training camps for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics that have been postponed to next year.

政府は2021年に人民事業ローン(KUR)に対する利息補助金の付与を延長した。

Department stores and supermarkets have quietly started the New Year's sales season earlier than usual.

By the 29th, China-Japan Shokai, which is composed of Japanese companies that have expanded into China, has submitted a request to improve the traffic of business people between Japan and China, which is restricted due to measures against the new coronavirus.

The Daejeon District Court received a final decision in November 2018 when the South Korean Supreme Court ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to compensate in a lawsuit by former Korean women's laborers.