Japanese Face ‘New Normal’ as CCP Virus Emergency Lifted

People enjoy drinks and dinner following the CCP virus outbreak at the partially reopened Japanese drinking bars alley, on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan, on May 26, 2020. Issei Kato/Reuters

TOKYO—A day after Japan ended its state of emergency, Tokyo residents took to the streets with a mixture of relief and trepidation as they prepared for a “new normal” of living with the CCP virus.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted the state of emergency in the capital and four remaining prefectures on May 25, claiming victory for managing to keep total infections relatively low, at about 16,600 cases.