Japan officially lifted the state of emergency in three prefectures including Osaka and Kyoto

　　China News Service, May 21, according to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, on the afternoon of the 21st local time, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that the state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo Prefectures of the country will be lifted.

Data Map: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

　　According to reports, the state of emergency in Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, Chiba and Hokkaido will continue.

　　Abe announced on April 7 that 7 prefectures including Tokyo have entered a state of emergency, and on April 16 the scope of application was extended to all parts of Japan. On May 4, in view of the fact that the epidemic was not clearly controlled, Abe announced an extension of the state of emergency until May 31. On May 14, the Japanese government took the lead in lifting the emergency of 39 counties.