緊急事態宣言　動かした小池都知事、最後に乗った千葉

State of emergency, Governor Koike included Chiba Prefecture last

Behind the government's decision to declare a state of emergency was the movement of four governors in one metropolitan area and three prefectures. The leader was Governor Yuriko Koike of Tokyo. It was the last time that Governor Kensaku Morita was in tune with this move.

According to Tokyo officials, on December 31, last year, Mr. Koike consulted with the three governors to jointly make a "request for a state of emergency to the government." Initially, only Governor Motohiro Ohno of Saitama Prefecture responded.

Governor Yuji Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture said, "I have something to do before the declaration." The Chiba prefecture side had an attitude of "I will do it if Kanagawa enters." When Mr. Kuroiwa joined the request at noon on January 2, Governor Morita also decided to participate at the end. It was just before I met Yasutoshi Nishimura, the governor of the economy.

Chiba Prefecture executives revealed, "Tokyo wanted to make a declaration. Chiba was not immediately." "There was also a temperature difference on the governor's side. There was a debate about the degree of tightness in medical care in each prefecture."

Actually, the meeting between the 4 governors and Mr. Nishimura on the evening of the 2nd lasted for 3 hours, and it seems that there was a heated debate. Governor Morita stabbed a nail at a joint press conference after the meeting, saying, "It is important to beat Corona. It is not a fight (in the four prefectures with the country)."

At this meeting, at the request of Mr. Nishimura, the four prefectures decided to make a request for shortened business hours for restaurants. The prefectural executive still said, "It's not the same situation as Tokyo," and confessed that it was a difficult response.

Source: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP147DSJP14UDCB00L.html?iref=comtop_7_01