Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

OSAKA, Japan - A child touches the feet of a mask-wearing wooden statue of the Billiken, which is located on the fifth-floor observation deck at Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, on May 22, a week after the first case of the new influenza infection was confirmed in Japan. In Japan, it is widely said that touching the Billiken's feet will bring good fortune.

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