Tokyo under the Coronavirus: First Versus Third Lockdown
Tokyo窶冱 Shinjuku Station on the first Sundays during the first state of emergency on April 5, 2020 (top) and the third one on April 25, 2021.
Although the area is a lot quieter than before the pandemic, the third state of emergency is clearly not taken as seriously as the first one.
However, the area is a lot quieter than before the pandemic, the third state of emergency is clearly not taken as seriously as the first one. On April 23, Japan proclaimed its third state of emergency for Tokyo and three other prefectures to counter a renewed coronavirus surge.
Photo by Kjeld Duits/AFLO