Japan's minister in charge of economic revitalisation and measures for the COVID-19 pandemic Yasutoshi Nishimura attends a news conference in Tokyo on Sep 16, 2020. TOKYO: Japan's economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, tasked with leading the government's COVID-19 pandemic response, defended his job on Wednesday after criticism of his handling of lockdown measures on bars and restaurants.
Nishimura caused an uproar last week after suggesting that banks put pressure on restaurants and bars which defy the government's lockdown measures and that beverage makers stop doing trade with them.Some opposition lawmakers are calling on Nishimura to step down, according to Japanese media.
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