The state of emergency will come into effect on Friday until February 7.
The measures will include restaurants and bars having to stop serving alcohol by 7 p.m. and close by 8 p.m.
Gyms, department stores and entertainment facilities will also be subject to shorter operational hours.
As the government has set the goal of reducing the number of people in the office by 70 per cent, it also urged companies to have employees work from home or stagger their shifts.
Meanwhile, events will be capped at 5,000 people or 50% of venue capacity.
A state of emergency was first declared in Tokyo and six other prefectures on April 7, 2020.
It was later expanded to cover the whole country before being lifted in late May.
The new emergency declaration came as Tokyo reported a
The measures are more relaxed compared to those under the previous state of emergency and there will be no punishment for those that fail to comply.
Since the onset of the pandemic earlier last year,
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