Miyazaki prefecture, which also recorded the highest-number of cases on January 7, is requesting its own State of Emergency declaration from January 9, asking residents to not leave the prefecture.
Tokyo alone recorded 2,447 new cases, a record for the prefecture, with the Greater Tokyo area recording 4,036 new cases, a record for the region.
Yoshimura said he has requested a State of Emergency declaration from January 9 for the prefecture.