In Japan, it might seem like the bad old days of the pandemic, with cases jumping to more than 100 for six consecutive days in Tokyo. The rise has some asking when the government will again declare a state of emergency. But this isn’t April, when businesses shut their doors and workers stayed home, as government officials argue that another emergency declaration isn’t necessary for now. While some countries have responded to a resurgence of infections with stricter measures -- Australia’s second-largest city plunged into lockdown for the second time in four months, and Beijing confined whole neighborhoods to their ... (full story)