THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 8, 2020 at 15:54 JST
Downtown Sapporo is virtually deserted on March 7 after the Hokkaido government issued a state of emergency on Feb. 28. (Minami Endo)
Like many young people in Hokkaido, a 19-year-old student continued to keep a low profile as the northernmost prefecture entered the second weekend of a "state of emergency" due to the coronavirus outbreak. [Read More]
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