Look: A black-and-white view of coronavirus-unsettled Tokyo

A photographer captures these unsettling new norms in the city in black and white

Last updated:
1/17
A man falls asleep in a train passing the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo. | Struck by the contrast of the white protective masks against the stark cityscape, AP photographer Jae. C. Hong captured these unsettling new norm in black and white.
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2/17
A couple embrace while waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. | People in Tokyo are overwhelmed by fear of the spread of the coronavirus, which is altering daily life.
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3/17
Commuters are reflected on the window of a train during morning hours in Tokyo. | The notoriously crowded Tokyo morning rush-hour trains are sparsely populated. Classrooms are eerily empty. Store shelves are bare.
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4/17
A commuter wearing a gas mask pauses for photos outside a train station in Tokyo. | People with gas masks pop up throughout a city overwhelmed by fear of the spread of the new coronavirus, which is altering daily life and casting doubt over the Summer Olympic Games.
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5/17
Illuminated Olympic rings float in the water in the Odaiba section of Tokyo.
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6/17
A woman in a kimono walks past gift shops in Tokyo.
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7/17
A caricature artist wears a mask jokingly layered with a drawing of exaggerated lips while working in her shop in Tokyo.
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8/17
A man exits Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
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9/17
A station attendant walks out of an empty car of a train decorated with a sign promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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10/17
Two men walk along a sidewalk in Tokyo.
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11/17
A group of elderly women play gate ball at a park in Tokyo.
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12/17
A beam of light falls on a man at a train station in Tokyo.
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13/17
A mannequin wears a mask at a souvenir shop near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo.
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14/17
Commuters ride escalators at a train station in Tokyo.
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15/17
An employee works in a luxury store in Tokyo.
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16/17
A commuter reads a book while waiting for a train to arrive at a station in Tokyo.
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17/17
A woman plays with a boy at a park near the temporarily closed Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
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