TOKYO (Reuters) – 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 “quasi-emergency” in seven of those prefectures.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga earlier told reporters the decision would be made on Thursday.
(Reporting by Takashi Umekawa, Editing by Andrew Heavens)
