Business almost as usual amid Japan COVID-19 actions

As stores begin to reopen, people are more apt to shrug off the stay-at-home request

Last updated: May 20, 2020 | 17:14

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People wearing face masks keep social distancing as they wait to enter a KFC restaurant in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo.

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A group of boys and girls, wearing face masks, walk on tiles at a park in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Surfers go surfing off Katase-kaigan beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo.

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People walk across the popular "scramble" intersection in Shibuya in Tokyo.

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Cars are caught in traffic jam near a beach in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo.

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People rest on the grasses at a park in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Men chat at an empty courtyard at a business district in Tokyo.

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With an entrance door left open for ventilation, a hairstylist and a customer wearing protective masks are seen in Tokyo.

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People wearing face masks enjoy shopping in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo.

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People play in a park in Tokyo.

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Park goers gather at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo.

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