THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 25, 2021 at 18:20 JST
Staff at Mitsukoshi Department Store’s Nihonbashi outlet in Tokyo prepare notices warning shoppers of a temporary closure except for food and cosmetic corners on April 24. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
Residents of Tokyo and three other prefectures found their daily lives dramatically restricted April 25 as a 17-day state of emergency kicked in because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More]
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