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Is Japan listening? Stay-home request heeded, but not by all

Tokyo's movement restrictions still lax compared with NY and Paris

A street in Tokyo's popular Shibuya district was noticeably less busy on Saturaday than normal, but was far from deserted. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
AKANE OKUTSU and MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writers | Japan

TOKYO -- When Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike called an emergency news conference Monday night, reporters expected her to announce tougher restrictions on people's movements.

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