THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 23, 2021 at 17:27 JST
People gather and drink alcohol on a street in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district on April 19. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Tokyo is taking new steps to tamp down on public drinking in the streets to reduce the novel coronavirus’ spread, a move that comes just ahead of an expected third state of emergency. [Read More]
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