THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 29, 2020 at 17:21 JST
A beach along the Shonan coast in Kanagawa Prefecture is so packed that many visitors had to remain standing. This photo was taken in 1968 when around 2 million people visited in a single day. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
FUJISAWA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Beaches close to Tokyo that are normally jam-packed will probably not open to swimmers this summer due to fears about a spread of the novel coronavirus. [Read More]
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