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Kyoto Governor to Ask Japanese Gov't to Add Prefecture to State of Emergency
posted on by Alex Mateo & Crystalyn Hodgkins
The governor of Kyoto prefecture stated on Friday that he has asked the Japanese government to add Kyoto to the list of prefectures that are placed under a state of emergency. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked the Japanese government on Thursday to add that prefecture to the list, and then independently declared a state of emergency on Friday.
The seven prefectures will remain under a state of emergency until May 6.
Newly announced events and places affected by concerns over the new coronavirus illness (COVID-19) include:
Exhibitions
The 25th anniversary exhibition for the Rurouni Kenshin franchise has been postponed until 2021. The exhibition was originally planned to take place in Tokyo from April 24 to June 7.
The Niigata leg of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba exhibition that was scheduled to run from April 25 through May 17 has been postponed to February 2021. The Tokyo leg of the exhibit, which was previously cancelled, will now run in spring 2021. The Fukuoka, Osaka, Ishikawa, and Aichi legs of the exhibition are still planned for July and August.
Video Games
The official website for Naoki Yoshida added his team are "undecided as to whether it will be feasible to limit the delay to two or three weeks, or if it will be closer to a month." Yoshida assured fans that his team will be maintaining servers from home, and the game's development and production teams are "all doing fine at present."
Theme Parks
The staff of the theme park revealed on Thursday that the park's grand opening has been postponed. The theme park was scheduled to officially open on April 25.
replicas of world-renowned landmarks and imaginary locales in Tokyo's Ariake area.
In addition to real-world locales such as London and Hong Kong, the theme park will feature recreations of anime locales such as Sailor Moon's Crystal Tokyo. It will employ practical special effects such as underground motors with magnets, projection mapping, and smoke machines to put the miniatures in motion.
Events
An event screening for the OVA that was slated to take place on May 16 has been cancelled.
Anime
The staff of the new anime series have postponed the open auditions for the show's main cast .
Sources: Twitter (link 2) via Nijimen, Final Fantasy XIV game's website, SMALL WORLDS news via email correspondence, Comic Natalie, Love Live! franchise's Twitter via Nijipoi
