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JINBOCHO'S YONOSUKE A much-loved Tokyo hangout calls it a day after 40 years May 29, 2020 The weeks-long state of emergency extracted a heavy toll on numerous small restaurants and bars, sending them into a free fall. Now that restrictions are lifted, many owners of small enterprises decided to shut their doors for good.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WAITS Kita-Kyushu fears second wave of virus infections May 29, 2020 A possible second wave of COVID-19 infections has hit the city of Kita-Kyushu, but the central government appears reluctant to set numerical benchmarks on whether to reintroduce a state of emergency for the area.

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