THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 24, 2020 at 15:50 JST
Hordes of people visit Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The nation's legions of factory and office workers will be asked not to take year-end through New Year holidays en masse to avoid the traditional annual crush at temples, shrines and on public transportation so as to lessen the risk of a spike in novel coronavirus infections. [Read More]
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