Sapporo residents to be asked to stay home amid virus surge

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki (far L) and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (2nd from R) hold talks at the northern Japan prefectural government's office in Sapporo on Nov. 16, 2020. They agreed to ask residents of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, to refrain from non-essential outings due to a surge in coronavirus infections in the region.

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