THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 29, 2021 at 18:10 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike attends a news conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government office on Sept. 24. (Yoshitaka Unezawa)
All of Japan’s 19 prefectures currently covered by the COVID-19 state of emergency are expected to allow restaurants and bars to serve alcoholic beverages from Oct. 1 after the declaration is lifted, sources said. [Read More]
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