REUTERS
April 28, 2020 at 14:11 JST
A rat nibbles on garbage in the Kabukicho district of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in June 2003. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the country’s state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, experts say rats may be expanding their search for food to deserted streets once crowded with humans. In Tokyo’s Kabukicho nightlife district, where many bars and adult entertainment venues have closed, rats scurried through mostly empty streets one recent evening. [Read More]
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