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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Japan
- Level
- Foreign government
- Authority
- Act on Special Measures for Pandemic Influenza and New Infectious Diseases Preparedness and Response, art. 32
- Issued
- 2020-04-07 Apr. 7, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-07 (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Osaka, Hyogo, Fukuoka); 2020-04-16 nationwide (read as 2020-04-07)
- End
- Lifted in stages May 14, 21 and 25, 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Apr. 7, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap
- Addressees
- prefectural governors (requests and instructions to residents and businesses)
- Functions reached
- CB Japanese customers
- SC
- TR
- MK
- Collection
- Foreign governments' orders (context) FOR
Operative words
'I declare a state of emergency, in accordance with article 32 of the Act on Special Measures. It will take effect in the four prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama in Kanto, the prefectures of Osaka and Hyogo in Kansai, and the prefecture of Fukuoka in Kyushu.'
Enforcement
Act on Special Measures arts. 45 (requests and instructions to facilities; publication of names)
Notes
Japan's first emergency coincided with the U.S. second quarter of 2020.
Retrieval notePrime Minister's Office record of the declaration.