People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on March 22, 2021, during the first evening after the COVID-19 state of emergency was lifted in the Japanese capital and three neighboring prefectures, the last remaining area of the country that had been under the measure introduced in early January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Few people are seen on Ameyoko shopping street in Tokyo's Ueno area on March 21, 2021, ahead of the scheduled lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency at the end of the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
