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Subject: Fateful decision 05-26-2020 Japan Update

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	Japan Update May 26, 2020

	Abe comes down on side  of economy with decision  to reopen Tokyo TOKYO -- Anxious about Japan's economy, Prime Minister Shinzo  Abe huddled with his cabinet  for a fateful decision: whether  to lift the state of emergency  in Tokyo and other regions  on Monday. An initial proposal from a  panel of experts was dropped,  as it was deemed almost  impossible to ever reach. "Let's go with this," Abe said  Sunday night, drawing  agreement from the economic  policy chief and the health minister. "We have managed  to bring the outbreak under  control within just one and  a half months.  This demonstrates the  effectiveness of the Japan model, " he reportedly said.
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