Tokyo bars and restaurants reopen under a clouded future

Economic uncertainty remains despite outward appearance of normality

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The usually crowded scramble crossing in the Shibuya district of Tokyo on May 26 shows that residents of the capital are still reluctant to venture out, despite the lifting of the emergency. (Photo by Kento Awashima)

MITSURU OBE and FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo saw many people resuming their daily commutes by train on Tuesday. With stations bustling, the city seemed almost normal.

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