On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted Tokyo's state of emergency after the rate of new coronavirus infections and deaths slowed. The state of emergency, effectively a soft lockdown, ...

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TOKYO — Like a giant whodunit, the centerpiece of Japan's coronavirus strategy has been identifying clusters of infection, tracking them to their sources — and then tracing and isolating people who ...

Case numbers are climbing fast, with virus clusters in nursing homes, schools and elsewhere. But fingers are being pointed at Japan’s so-called hostess bars. By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida TOKYO — The ...