Press Conference by the Prime Minister on the Request to Declare a State of Emergency

"The World and Japan" Database (Project Leader: TANAKA Akihiko)

Database of Japanese Politics and International Relations

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS); Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (IASA), The University of Tokyo

[Title] Press Conference by the Prime Minister on the Request to Declare a State of Emergency

[Place]

[Date] May 20, 2021

[Source] Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet

[Notes] Provisional translation

[Full text]

(On the request from the Okinawa Prefectural Government to declare a state of emergency)

We have just discussed how to handle the request by the Okinawa Prefectural Government to declare a state of emergency with relevant ministers, and we decided to consult with the expert committee tomorrow.