Economics

Tokyo Economy Could Face Lockdown From Few Dozen Virus Cases

  • Greater Tokyo’s output equivalent in size to Canada’s economy
  • Half of Japan’s largest companies are based in the metropolis

A pedestrian looks at a sign indicating the temporary closure of a store in Nakamise street in Tokyo, on March 28.

Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg
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All it might take to shut down the mighty economic engine of Tokyo is a few dozen more mystery cases or a jump in infections into the hundreds rather than the thousands seen elsewhere in the world.