THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 6, 2021 at 17:44 JST
A near-empty street in Osaka’s Kitashinchi nightlife district on April 5 (Jin Nishioka)
OSAKA—Government officials started night patrols here to ensure bars and restaurants were engaged in “mask dining,” an anti-virus protocol that has caused confusion over enforcement and the consequences for failing to follow the rules. [Read More]
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