As coronavirus cases surge, Japan looks to give local governments more authority

Japan plans to revise the existing special law for combating the spread of the novel coronavirus to give greater authority to local governments across the country, officials said on Sunday.“A new law is necessary,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on a TV programme, as the number of infections has been spiking since the government fully lifted a nationwide state of emergency in May and eased restrictions on business and social activities thereafter.As prefectural governors have been…

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