Crowds of commuters in Tokyo despite virus state of emergency
03 August 2021 |
6:28 am
Crowds of commuters emerge from a train station in Tokyo during morning rush hour. Last week Japan extended the virus state of emergency in Tokyo due to rising cases of the coronavirus in the capital.
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