PM Abe says Japan to lift limits on regional travel from June 19 - Kyodo

May 25, 2020 00:00 AM

By Reuters

TOKYO - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his ruling Liberal Democratic Party that Japan will lift limits on regional travel on June 19, Kyodo news agency reported.

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe taking off his face mask as he arrives to speak to the media on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 21, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe taking off his face mask as he arrives to speak to the media on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 21, 2020. (Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)

Japan is planning to lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions on Monday. The restrictions included people traveling across prefectures.