Tokyo: Japan will decide this week whether to impose a state of emergency in the Tokyo area, a top official said on Tuesday as daily COVID-19 infections hit a record, a move some derided as too little, too late in a nation set to host the Olympics.The government's top spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said a decision would likely come on Thursday, after local media said a state of emergency, the second since the pandemic began, would take effect by Friday and last about a month.A panel of experts advising Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga later recommended that restriction to curb a surge in coronavirus cases be imposed as soon as possible."There is a risk of nationwide and rapid spread of infections taking place if the.