Japanese government expanded the coronavirus emergency in the Tokyo area to seven more prefectures on Wednesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Watch: The emergency condition is set to last till February 7 covering nearly 55 per cent of the country's population with instructions for people to stay home.

Japan expands coronavirus emergency to seven more prefectures

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived in Vietnam on a two-day visit on Sunday on his first overseas trip amid tensions with China in the region. Also Read: Japan PM Suga sends offering to controversial war shrine PM Suga is set to meet Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc among other top officials during his visit with the Japanese prime minister set to deliver a speech at the Japan-Vietnam University and lay a wreath at Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Hanoi.

Japanese PM Suga arrives in Vietnam on first foreign visit amid tensions with China

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Japan expands coronavirus emergency to seven more prefectures

Japanese PM Suga arrives in Vietnam on first foreign visit amid tensions with China