Coronavirus: In Japan, national and local governments clash over emergency measures

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TOKYO - While a state of emergency has been declared in Japan in seven prefectures, the national government is now locking horns with the affected local municipalities over what constitutes essential services and which businesses should close.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

All this hardly bodes well for the authorities, which have pledged to reduce confusion for the public in confusing times, and again epitomises Japan's rigidity and sclerotic bureaucracy.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike had wanted wider closures beyond those envisioned by the central government. "We do not have the luxury of taking our time to make a decision. I would like to go ahead with measures in line with the circumstances that we face," Ms Koike reportedly said at a closed-door meeting. She is set to announce Tokyo's measures on Friday.

 

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