By KENJI TAMURA/ Senior Staff Writer
December 13, 2021 at 19:10 JST
Few pedestrians cross an intersection in the Susukino entertainment district of Sapporo in November 2020 following a surge in novel coronavirus infections. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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