2021.06.17 21:44 GMT+8

Japan eases COVID-19 state of emergency ahead of Olympics

Updated 2021.06.17 21:44 GMT+8
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Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and several other regions will be lifted on Sunday - just over a month before the Olympics. Japan aims to introduce vaccine passports by around late July. The government hopes the move will help revive business travel and tourism.

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