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KYODO NEWS - 13 minutes ago - 15:09 | All, Japan, CoronavirusTokyo and some other major cities in Japan appeared unusually quiet Wednesday with many stores shut and fewer people in the streets, a day after a state of emergency was declared over the new coronavirus outbreak.
At some other department stores, however, sections selling food continued to operate.
(The flagship store of major department store chain operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo's Shinjuku area is closed on April 8, 2020.)
(A Daimaru department store in Osaka is closed on April 8, 2020.)
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