TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (Apr 7) declared a state of emergency to fight new COVID-19 infections in major population centres and unveiled a stimulus package he described as among the world's biggest to soften the economic blow.
Abe announced the state of emergency targeting the capital Tokyo, the city of Osaka and six other prefectures - accounting for about 44 per cent of Japan's population - for a period of about one month.