Daily coronavirus infections in Japan have exceeded 100,000 for first time since the pandemic began, Reuters reported, citing the Yomiuri newspaper.

Infections in Japan have surged since the start of the year as the Omicron variant has taken hold. About a fifth of the cases are in Tokyo.

In this file photo, a pedestrian, wearing a protective mask, walks underneath Japanese national flags at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan. — Reuters/File
In this file photo, a pedestrian, wearing a protective mask, walks underneath Japanese national flags at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan. — Reuters/File

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