THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 1, 2021 at 18:05 JST
The “Tower of Sun” in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, appears in red to reflect the prefectural government’s issuance of a “red alert” concerning the COVID-19 situation on Dec. 3. (Yuki Shibata)
OSAKA--With the Olympic torch scheduled to arrive in two weeks, the Osaka prefectural and city governments are calling for the event to be canceled in Osaka city, following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Osaka Prefecture. [Read More]
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