THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 29, 2020 at 17:09 JST
A geisha from Tokyo’s Akasaka entertainment district shows how to converse by covering her face with a folding fan at an event on Oct. 28 to raise awareness about precautions against the novel coronavirus. (Eriko Noda)
Tokyo confirmed 221 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 29, the first time in five days the count topped 200, according to metropolitan government officials. [Read More]
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