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Tokyo Set to Allow More Businesses to Reopen

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   Tokyo officials announced Friday that, beginning Monday, they will
   allow additional businesses, including theaters, cinemas, fitness gyms
   and retailers to reopen after a coronavirus state of emergency ended
   this week.

   Earlier this week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared an end to a
   seven-week emergency, saying COVID-19 infections have subsided enough
   to resume social and economic activity under a "new normal" requiring
   physical distancing and other disease prevention measures.

   At a news briefing, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the city is now
   ready to move to Step 2 of a three-phase plan to gradually reopen
   businesses in the city. But as Tokyo reported 22 new coronavirus cases
   Friday, she raised concerns of an underlying risk and a possible second
   wave of infections.

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