New cases in Japan have fallen to dozens per day, and restrictions are being lifted, but many there take issue with how Prime Minister Abe responded to the pandemic. One recent survey found his approval rating at a record-low 29%.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves a news conference Monday in Tokyo, after lifting the country's nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus.Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves a news conference Monday in Tokyo, after lifting the country's nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus.Japan has completely lifted its nationwide state of emergency. The country's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, announced Monday that officials have loosened the coronavirus restrictions in the last five of the country's 47 prefectures: Tokyo and its surrounding regions, as well as the northern island of Hokkaido.
"We've set some of the most strict criteria in the world to lift the declaration," Abe told a news conference, according toJapan implemented its state of emergency in Tokyo and nearby prefectures
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