Japan lifts state of emergency

Japan has lifted a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus, gradually reopening the world’s third-largest economy as government officials warn caution is still necessary to prevent another wave.

“We had very stringent criteria for lifting the state of emergency. We have judged that we have met this,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells a nationally televised news conference.

— AFP

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