By RYO OYAMA/ Staff Writer
January 9, 2021 at 07:00 JST
The streets in front of Shinjuku Playland Carnival, adjacent to Shinjuku Toho Building, in late November are mostly deserted even on a weekend amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ryo Oyama)
Coins clinked and clattered as they dropped in Japanese medal games. Loud music and sound effects blared from rows of video game cabinets. [Read More]
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