To survive a prolonged state of emergency, restaurants in Japan are getting creative.
Author: Hisako Ueno and Shashank Bengali
Japanese Town Spends Covid Money on a Giant Squid Statue
A $230,000 statue is part of an effort to revive tourism in the fishing town of Noto. Critics call it a waste of money as Japan struggles to contain a new outbreak.
Japan declares a state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka as cases continue to rise.
Three months before the Tokyo Olympics, the government is imposing new restrictions covering a quarter of the population.