The state of emergency was announced on April 25 and is scheduled to last until May 11, but now sources tell Reuters that the government is inclined to extend it further.
An extension of the emergency creates concern ahead of the summer games, which will be inaugurated on 23 July.
A final decision can be made as early as Friday.
Two Reuters sources say a proposal is to extend the emergency until the end of May.
According to local media, the governor of Osaka Prefecture says an extension of three weeks to a month may be necessary.
The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun writes that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will have a meeting with government ministers on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed last year as a result of the corona pandemic.
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Fast jycke unexpected running star in the USA