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Japan's new virus emergency met with public indifference

by Mari Yamaguchi
| January 14, 2021 1:27 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s expanded state of emergency went into effect Thursday as the government seeks to stop a surge of new coronavirus infections, though with the restrictions not binding many people appeared to be ignoring the requests to avoid nonessential travel.

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