Eating and drinking establishments in Tokyo and other parts in Japan were happy that they could finally serve alcoholic drinks for the first time in months as novel coronavirus measures were eased on Monday for the areas.
The central government has lifted the third coronavirus state of emergency on Sunday for Tokyo and eight other prefectures.
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