Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas on Thursday in a bid to combat a rise in coronavirus infections.
SINGAPORE — Stocks in Japan looked set to trade higher at the Friday open after stocks on Wall Street cruised to new record highs overnight. Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 27,630 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 27,580. That compared against the