Japan businesses seek COVID exit strategy ahead of May downgrade

Stadiums, stores and hotels try to balance freedom and safety

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A worker disinfects a table at a Tokyo restaurant. (Photo by Karina Noka)

KAZUHIRO OGAWA, ASUKA HATA and DAISHI CHIBA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- With Japan on track to wind down its crisis response to COVID-19, businesses across the country face the challenge of easing measures like mask recommendations for a public still worried about infection risk.

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