Japan will lift the state of emergency on June 20 for nine prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, adding the government will instead introduce a “quasi-emergency” in seven of those prefectures.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga earlier told reporters the decision would be made on Thursday.
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