THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 10, 2021 at 16:46 JST
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the state minister heading the central government effort against the novel coronavirus pandemic, speaks at a July 8 meeting of the government panel of experts. (Naoko Kawamura)
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