THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 27, 2020 at 17:45 JST
A guard holds up a board at Tokyo Dome announcing that the concert of the all-girls techno-pop group Perfume has been canceled on Feb. 26. (Yuta Takahashi)
Instead of hit songs and the cheers of fans, confusion and disappointment were the strains heard as concerts and sporting events were called off to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. [Read More]
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