TOKYO -- Tokyo is opting to keep restaurants open during the festive season despite recording record numbers of COVID infections. Instead, the Japanese capital is urging diners to take preventive measures such as wearing masks during a meal when talking.
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Tokyo keeps restaurants open despite record daily COVID cases
Governor Koike urges mask use, small groups for short meals of about one hour
Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks Nov. 19 at a news conference on Tokyo's response to the rise in COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)
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