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Pedestrians wearing protective face masks amid COVID-19 pandemic walk past Japanese national flags in Tokyo on April 8. © Reuters April 9, 2021 09:02 JST | Japan Copy Copied TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Friday is set to designate Tokyo and two other prefectures as requiring stronger measures to fight COVID-19 amid a resurgence in infections, less than three weeks after lifting a state of emergency. The measures, expected to include bringing forward the closing time for restaurants and bars by one hour to 8 p.m. in densely populated areas, will come into effect on Monday and last...
