THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 19, 2022 at 19:07 JST
People head toward JR Nakano Station area in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward on Jan. 18. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
Japan reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 19 for the first time, as the novel coronavirus spread at a record-setting pace in 25 prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka. [Read More]
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