Large screens on a building show live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on the lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2020.
People enjoy drinks and dinner at a Japanese izakaya pub, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency, at Ueno shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
A woman wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), waits for a traffic signal on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
People enjoy drinks and dinner at a Japanese izakaya pub, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency, at Ueno shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
Passersby wearing protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk on a crossing on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
A large screen on a building shows live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on the lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2020.
A large screen on a building shows live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on the lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2020.
People enjoy drinks and dinner at a Japanese izakaya pub, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency, at Ueno shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
People enjoy drinks and dinner following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 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 May 26, 2020.
A man wearing a protective mask uses a cellphone as he sits on a bench near Shinagawa station on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2020.
People enjoy drinks and dinner at a Japanese izakaya pub, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency, at Ueno shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
Passersby walk on a crossing, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
Passerby look at large screens on a building showing live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on the lifting of the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2020.
People wearing face shields enjoy drinks and food at a Japanese izakaya pub in Osaka, western Japan, May 25, 2020, after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency in Tokyo and the remaining 5 areas still under alert for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken May 25, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Passersby wearing protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk on the crossing on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
People wearing protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), wait outside a barber shop, on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
People wearing protective masks walk during rush hour on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2020.
People enjoy drinks and dinner at a Japanese izakaya pub, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency, at Ueno shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020.
Red tapes mark the seats as part of social distancing measures inside a reopened movie theatre, after the government announced the lifting of the state of emergency in some prefectures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kyoto, Japan May 23, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Japan lifts state of emergency