♪ >>> welcome baack. and thank you for joining us again. this is nhk "newsline."here he begin here in japan where residents of tokyo will be asked to close in the state of emergency. the announcement will come as coronavirus cases continueue to rise in the c capital. >> a record 181 cases were confirmed today. it is the largest onene-day increase. >> tokyo governor said the infection root of 122 cases is unknown. counter measures should be taken with urgency as people's lives are at stake. they spoke on thursday with the minister in charge of anti--coronavirus measures. >> translator: our ultimate goal is to prevent the spread of the disease. we were able to reach common ground on how to dodo that. >> the government waanted to as a broader range of businesses to close while thee emergency declaration is in effect but the central government wanted to minimize the economic impactt o widee-spread cllosures. they may requeest that restaurants and pubs close from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and offer alcohol only until 7:00 p.m. the question may not cover sections of depart

. ♪ >>> welcome baack. and thank you for joining us again. this is nhk "newsline." he begin here in japan where residents of tokyo will be asked to close in the state of emergency. the announcement will come as coronavirus cases continueue to rise in the c capital. >> a record