Low-tech Japan challenged in working from home amid pandemic


Commuters in a packed train at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, March 2. In many respects, Japan is technologically challenged. — AP

TOKYO: When the Japanese government declared an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics stores.

So much for social distancing.

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