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Declaration of a State of Emergency in response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease (Jan. 7, 2021) (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa; expanded Jan. 13, 2021 to Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Aichi, Gifu, Fukuoka, Tochigi)

[COVID-19] Declaration of a State of Emergency (January 7)

Government of Japan (Prime Minister's Office), under art. 32(1) of the Act on Special Measures · Japan (Foreign government)

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Jurisdiction
Japan
Level
Foreign government
Authority
Act on Special Measures, art. 32
Issued
2021-01-07 Jan. 7, 2021
Effective
2021-01-08
End
2021-02-07 by its terms; extended to Mar. 7 and Mar. 21, 2021 for the Tokyo area (read as 2021-02-07)
In force
Jan. 8, 2021 to Feb. 7, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q1
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hours
Addressees
  • prefectural governors
  • restaurants (8 p.m. closing requests)
  • employers (70 percent telework target)
Functions reached
  • CB
  • SC
  • TR
Collection
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Operative words

'The duration will be from January 8 to February 7, 2021.'

Enforcement

Act on Special Measures (amended Feb. 2021 to add administrative fines)

Notes

Second emergency, in force through most of the first quarter of 2021.

Retrieval note

Rendered from the Wayback Machine's raw copy of the Prime Minister's Office page.

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