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Photo: So close and yet so far

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April 2, 2020

Focus on Japan

ASSOCIATED PRESS / MAR. 27 <strong>SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR</strong>: A security worker stood guard last week at a famed street lined with cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, closed as a safety precaution to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Tokyo’s cases are spiking, and the city’s governor is asking people to stay home and is hinting at a possible lockdown.

ASSOCIATED PRESS / MAR. 27

SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR: A security worker stood guard last week at a famed street lined with cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, closed as a safety precaution to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Tokyo’s cases are spiking, and the city’s governor is asking people to stay home and is hinting at a possible lockdown.

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