Japan economy minister Nishimura: Lifting state of emergency is within sight

Optimism from Japan's economy minister on the cov1 COVID-19 lockdown in place in Japan

• new coronavirus infections falling significantly
• still want people to keep trying to reduce person-to-person contact by 80%
• policies of refraining from outings weighing on consumer spending
• household spending likely to be 'severe' in April as Japan extended state of emergency
• there are areas with no new coronavirus cases; lifting state of emergency is within sight

USD/JPY has traded a narrow range only for the session so far.