THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 27, 2021 at 16:07 JST
Pedestrians at Shibuya's Scramble Crossing in Tokyo soon after lunchtime on June 26, the first weekend precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus were partially eased. (Shiro Nishihata)
City dwellers celebrated their first weekend in weeks of not living under a full state of emergency by hitting the streets, eating and drinking out and shopping where they pleased, things they used to take for granted. [Read More]
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