Tokyo host bars take the heat for Covid revival

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I'm not interested Covid-19 is giving Tokyo no rest. The city reported over 100 new cases of the novel coronavirus Thursday (July 2), the highest the capital had seen in two months. This followed a weeklong surge of infections that started when 55 cases were reported on June 24. Who’s to blame? A scapegoating of those on the fringes of society is underway and the most vulnerable of those on the fringes are feeling the heat. Leading the scapegoating is Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. Listening to her, you could be forgiven for thinking that the novel coronavirus is a nocturnal creature that comes out after sunset and is primarily spread by denizens of “the night village” – a newly coined...

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