People across Japan are expressing concern about the economic and social impact of the government's state of emergency extension.
In the Marunouchi business district in Tokyo, Hiroshi Aso, a 47-year-old who lives in the capital's Meguro Ward, said, "As the number of infections has not decreased so much, the extension seems unavoidable."
The government is set to extend the state of emergency for Tokyo and other regions by one month to March 7.