Japan is also witnessing surge in Covid-19 infections following resurrection of the virus in China.
Updated: 30 Dec 2022 3:59 pm
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Travelers crowd at a departure lobby of Haneda airport in Tokyo. Japan on Thursday reported a record 420 single-day coronavirus deaths, one day after reaching an earlier record of 425 deaths, according to the Health Ministry.
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A man, center, tries to sell crab meat at a shopping street in the Ueno district famous for a year-end shopping before New Year holidays in Tokyo.
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A man buys shrimps and crab meat at a shopping street in the Ueno district famous for a year-end shopping before New Year holidays in Tokyo.
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A woman shops around at a seafood store at a shopping street in the Ueno district famous for a year-end shopping before New Year holidays in Tokyo.
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People wearing and not wearing face masks shop around at a shopping street famous for a year-end shopping before New Year holidays in Tokyo.
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A sales person, center, tries to sell fruits at a shopping street in the Ueno district famous for a year-end shopping before New Year holidays in Tokyo.
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People with shopping bags walk across a traffic intersection towards a train station near a shopping street in the Ueno district famous for a year-end shopping before New Year holidays in Tokyo.