Japanese face 'new normal' after Covid-19 emergency lifted | Malay Mail

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TOKYO, May 26 — A day after Japan ended its state of emergency, Tokyo residents took to the streets with a mixture of relief and trepidation as they prepared for a “new normal” of living with the coronavirus. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted the state of emergency in the capital and four...

A man wearing a protective mask uses a cellphone as he sits on a bench near Shinagawa station on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2020. — Reuters pic

“I want to go out drinking and attend concerts,” office worker Daisuke Tominaga told Reuters in Shibuya, one of Tokyo's busiest neighbourhoods. Naoto Furuki, 45, said his morning commute had been more crowded than usual, which was slightly unsettling. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has warned against complacency and said everyone had to get used to a “new normal” of teleworking and staggered commutes until a vaccine or treatment is developed.

 

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