THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 17, 2022 at 17:42 JST
Hordes of people throng a street in Kyoto on July 16, the eve of the renowned Gion Festival. (Tatsuo Kanai)
Airports and tourist destinations were packed with visitors at the July 16 start of a three-day weekend, as daily new COVID-19 cases nationwide topped 110,000, a level that exceeds all other records since the health crisis struck in early 2020. [Read More]
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