Crossroads: Pedestrians crossing a street outside Shinjuku train station in Tokyo, where a virus state of emergency is set to be lifted on Sunday, just over a month before the Olympic Games. — AFP
Tokyo: Japan’s government has approved lifting Tokyo’s virus emergency just over a month before the Olympics, but set new restrictions that could sharply limit fans at Games events.
The state of emergency in place in Tokyo began in late April and largely limits bar and restaurant opening hours and bans them from selling alcohol.
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