By SHO TANJI/ Staff Writer
October 14, 2022 at 17:13 JST
A signboard that reads “No countdown event for today” is posted at the scramble crossing in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Dec. 31, 2020. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Although Japan is nearing a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy with border controls eased, Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward has decided to cancel its New Year’s Eve countdown celebration this year for the third year in a row. [Read More]
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