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Areas near Tokyo see few visitors in rainy Golden Week start despite virus fatigue signs
The Mainichi
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Tourists walk down Komachi Street on the first day of the Golden Week holiday in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, where the quasi-emergency is applied, on April 29, 2021. (Mainichi/Kaho Kitayama)
Japan s Golden Week holidays have begun amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections. On April 29, its first day, rain meant few people went to tourist spots near Tokyo, which is currently under a state of emergency, but some who were out and about said their patience is at its limit.
But elsewhere, many rushed to central Tokyo s private polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test centers to ensure they test negative before holiday reunions with family and friends living far away. ....

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