Tokyo Governor Koike: New coronavirus case numbers are large today

Early Wednesday, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike crossed wires, via Reuters, while warning over Japan’s further easing of lockdown restrictions.

The policymaker warns that the new coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers are large today while also adding that workplace clusters are a problem.

The comments rolled out as Japanese diplomats debate over how to step further away from the virus-led lockdown.

Following the news, USD/JPY slips from 106.58 to 106.50 while Japan’s Nikkei also declined to 22,500, down 0.22% on a day, amid fears of the pandemic wave 2.0.