Amid 'critical 3 weeks' of COVID, Japanese keep going out

Data shows little change in nightlife and tourism despite government pleas

20201211N Osaka

Osaka's Minami district remains busy even as businesses are asked to curtail their hours. © Kyodo

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Two weeks after Japan's government called for a focused three-week fight against a resurgent coronavirus outbreak, public behavior has barely budged even as daily case counts continue to set records.

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