A screen displays a public information video message from Koike on a near-empty street at night in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan. On Twitter, a clip from a game in which players roam around town finding and breaking up gatherings was shared tens of thousands of times after being posted on April 20. Koike's social distancing messages have also been remixed by another Twitter user, with 'it's mitsu' in Japanese looped against a club beat as the governor's image floats in the background. — Bloomberg
TOKYO: Manga, music and even video games: calls from Tokyo's governor for residents to practise social distancing to stem the spread of coronavirus have inspired a slew of viral online tributes.
On Twitter, a clip from a game in which players roam around town finding and breaking up gatherings was shared tens of thousands of times after being posted on April 20.
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