THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 8, 2020 at 17:25 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, left, names Mitsuo Kaku as an adviser to the metropolitan government. Kaku also heads the board of experts for the metropolitan government's version of a Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (Chiaki Ogihara)
New COVID-19 cases in Tokyo on Oct. 8 surged over 200 for the first time in five days. [Read More]
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