Tokyo, June 17 (TIWN) The Japanese government on Thursday announced its decision to lift the Covid-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and eight other prefectures from June 21.

Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo have been under a virus state of emergency since April 25, reports Xinhua news agency.  The measures, which were originally supposed to be lifted on May 11, have been extended twice and expanded to include Aichi, Fukuoka, Hokkaido, Okayama, Hiroshima and Okinawa prefectures.