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Japan starts 1st day under emergency steps to curb virus

by Yuri Kageyama
| January 7, 2021 10:07 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan began its first day under a coronavirus state of emergency Friday with much of life as usual, including morning commuter trains shuttling crowds of mask-wearing people at bustling stations.

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