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JAPAN
JAPAN: The governor of Hokkaido Naomichi Suzuki has declared a state of
emergency in Japan's most northernmost prefecture. 
- 12 new cases confirmed on the island of Hokkaido today.
- Citizens advised not to go outside over the weekend.
- A notable proportion of Hokkaido's 5.3mn citizens live in and around the city
of Sapporo (1.9mn). Third most-populated of Japan's five main islands. 
- Much of the island is wooded and mountainous, with winter snowstorms making
access to rural areas difficult. 

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