As Tokyo Reopens Nightlife, Clubs Become Virus Danger Zones

  • Nearly half of 95 cases in previous 2 days are men from clubs
  • Government faces challenge as it lifts restrictions on Friday
Pedestrians wait to cross a street in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, June 14.Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg
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Tokyo’s up-until-dawn nightlife scene is posing one of the biggest obstacles to reining in coronavirus cases, even as its famed “hostess clubs” are scheduled to fully re-open this week.