Tokyo set to drop all coronavirus business restrictions on June 19

Karaoke and theme parks resume as capital lifts alert for potential second wave

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Tokyo will lift its coronavirus alert and ease restrictions on business operations. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift all business restrictions on June 19 after the capital on Thursday rescinded its "state of alert" warning of a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections.

Immediately after the state of emergency was lifted last month, Tokyo issued its first alert on June 2. The alert did not lead to stricter social distancing, but advised caution.

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