THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 15, 2020 at 15:27 JST
Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka is illuminated in green on May 14, indicating the prefecture had met numerical targets regarding COVID-19 infections over the past week. (Tatsuo Kanai)
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura on May 14 decided to gradually lift his requests for businesses to shut down or shorten operating hours, even though the prefecture remains under the national state of emergency. [Read More]
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