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    Japan 'On The Brink' But Government Resists Declaring Coronavirus State Of Emergency

    Japan has so far avoided the explosion of cases that China and South Korea have seen. The Japan Medical Association has called for declaring an emergency that could lead to a three-week lockdown.
    by Anthony Kuhn Mar 30, 2020 2 minutes
    A security guard and pedestrians stand at a closed cherry blossom viewing spot in Tokyo's Ueno Park on March 28. Japan has so far avoided the explosion of cases that China and South Korea have seen.

    Japan's government on Monday resisted calls to declare a national state of emergency, despite a recent spike in confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo and warnings of further exponential growth.

    "It's not true that the government is planning on declaring a state

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