epa10380033 Yearend shoppers crowd Ameyoko street for shopping in preparation for the New Year celebration in Tokyo, Japan, 28 December 2022. According to the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan reached the high record of 415 Covid-19 deaths per day, on 28 December. Japan has lifted all restrictions on entry and travel in the country except for entry from China due to its recent increase of the infection. Japan will celebrate the New Year without restriction for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
