Tokyo scene after lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions

Tokyo scene after lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions

A station worker (L) at a ticketing counter in JR Tokyo Station deals with a passenger on June 19, 2020, from behind a clear plastic sheet installed to prevent coronavirus infections. The government fully lifted COVID-19 inter-prefecture travel restrictions the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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