By AYAKO NAKADA/ Staff Writer
March 17, 2021 at 18:04 JST
Pedestrians walk through Shibuya's Scramble Crossing in early January after a state of emergency was declared for the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures imposed over the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted as scheduled on March 21, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on March 17. [Read More]
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