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):

Via the Nikkei, more hiccups for the Olympic Games, which are set to commence on July 23.