Tokyo begins quiet weekend as people asked to stay home over virus

Tokyo and surrounding areas were quieter than usual on Saturday after the metropolitan government called on residents to refrain from going outside over the weekend for nonessential reasons in a bid to fight a recent surge in the number of coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital.Many department stores, movie theaters and amusement parks were closed in the metropolitan area and access to popular cherry blossom-viewing spots in major parks, including Ueno, Yoyogi and Inokashira, has been restricted.Warning that Tokyo is on the brink of an explosion in virus infections, Tokyo Gov. Yurik…READ FULL ARTICLE