THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 2, 2020 at 18:05 JST
Children wash their hands to prevent coronavirus infection at Mushiroda Elementary School in Fukuoka’s Hakata Ward on March 2. (Jun Kaneko)
Frustrated parents were scrambling to find places to put their children after schools closed on March 2 on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s request that provided only a few days for preparations. [Read More]
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