Japan struggling to hold Coming-of-Age Day events due to COVID surge

Japanese cities and towns are struggling to safely organize Coming-of-Age ceremonies in the wake of another wave of COVID-19 cases, with many of them holding the upcoming events virtually or in separate groups, if not canceling them.The nationwide tally of infections hit a four-month high of over 6,200 on Friday, three days before this year's Coming-of-Age Day.All of Okinawa and parts of Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures, especially affected by the spread of the Omicron variant triggered by infections among U.S. military personnel, will be placed under a quasi-state of emergency through t…READ FULL ARTICLE