De: Nikkei Asian Review 

Subject: Japan officially extends state of emergency

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	Asia Daily Briefing - Japan officially extends state of emergency May 4, 2020

	Abe announces state of emergency extension  through May 31 TOKYO -- Japanese Prime   Minister Shinzo Abe on  Monday officially announced  that the country will extend its  state of emergency through May 31. The decree was set to expire on Wednesday.
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