Principal Yuko Ichimura holds an image of how the elementary school attached to Tachikawa Kokusai

cities of Tachikawa and Akishima in western Tokyo, on Oct.... At present, the early-blooming

Tachikawa Police Station's traffic division on Sept.... Although such cases are on the rise, it is

the capital's Tachikawa, respectively, on Oct 30, 2021, a day before a general election.... The

Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters( Mainichi/ Makoto Ogawa) TOKYO--The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been offering free PCR tests since Dec.... According to the metropolitan government, people who live in the capital and have no symptoms such as fever are eligible for the free test.... ID is required, but there is no need to provide age and vaccination status....

A man receives a coronavirus vaccine shot at a Self-Defense Forces vaccination center in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 17, 2021.... 21, 51.5% of Tokyoites had been fully vaccinated.... According to the metropolitan government, among those aged 65 and older--an age group which had been given priority in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout due to comparatively higher risks of developing severe symptoms--87.0% have gotten their second shots....

As 2021 closes to an end, The Mainichi editing team has scoured the database, checked the page view stats and picked stories that we thought are worth reading again.... In the left image, the distance between the people is obvious, but that sense of perspective is weak in the right image.... However, the right image gives a good view of people's facial expressions, and how many of them are wearing masks....