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JAPAN
JAPAN: PM Shinzo Abe announces the lifting of state of emergency restrictions in
39 of Japan's 47 prefectures, although the measures will remain in place in
Tokyo, Osaka, and the island of Hokkaido. 
- Says he will seek to lift restrictions in the remaining eight prefectures
before the end of the month.
- After a spike in COVID-19 cases in early April, the Japanese authorities have
proved effective in halting a widespread outbreak of the virus, with only 16,049
cases recorded, the lowest number of cases per million population (127/mn) of
any developed economy. 

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