Tokyo Mortality Data Shows No Jump in Deaths During Pandemic
- Overall deaths in Tokyo dip in first quarter from past years
- Japan has not adopted the mass-testing seen in some nations
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Tokyo has not seen an increase in overall deaths during the coronavirus outbreak, boosting Japanese officials’ assertions that they have largely kept infections under control despite criticism over the limited scope of its testing.