THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 20, 2020 at 14:00 JST
More Softbank Hawks fans fill seats at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Sept. 19, 2020, as entry restrictions for events to prevent a spread of COVID-19 infections were relaxed. (Motoki Nagasawa)
Sports fans welcomed a closer return to normalcy on Sept. 19 as they took advantage of a relaxing of government requests limiting the number of spectators at various events to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. [Read More]
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