THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 21, 2020 at 14:44 JST
Visitors to the Abeno Harukas observation deck enjoy the view from Japan's tallest building. Business resumed on May 21 for the first time since the structure closed its doors in early March. (Tatsuo Kanai)
Japan is close to lifting the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus for three prefectures in the Kansai region as the ratio of new infections there has fallen below the standard set by the government to end the declaration. [Read More]
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