THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 31, 2020 at 18:55 JST
People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Dec. 28. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Tokyo confirmed 1,337 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 31, easily eclipsing the previous high of 949 posted on Dec. 26 and prompting a New Year’s warning from Governor Yuriko Koike. [Read More]
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