Japanese Prime Minister Declares National State of Emergency The action will take place Tuesday and cover <br />most of Japan's densely populated metro areas, including Tokyo and six other jurisdictions with <br />a total population of 55.9 million. Tokyo has more than 1,000 confirmed cases <br />of coronavirus, doubling its amount of cases <br />in less than one week. The declaration will be in force for <br />one month until May 6, according to <br />Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe made the announcement at a news conference on Monday evening. Prime Minister Abe, <br />via news conference Abe mentioned that Japan's shutdown would be <br />far less strict than those in the U.S. and Europe. Abe said a stimulus package worth <br />$989 billion would also be <br />announced on Tuesday.
