Via the Nikkei, more hiccups for the Olympic Games, which are set to commence on July 23.
Japan is set to extend its coronavirus quasi-state of emergency in Tokyo and
- neighboring Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba
- home to more than 30 million people
- The measures were originally set to end on July 11.
Japan has been dealt a sh**tty hand with these Olympics. Here's hoping they can be a success, whatever measure might be used for them.
Meanwhile, yen is up a little. Perhaps related to the better wages data from earlier (dunno though):