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Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2021 shows a notice saying the shopping mall would shorten its business hours due to the state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan. The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 7,109 to reach 281,992 as of Saturday evening, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities. The number of cases have been surging across the country recently, particularly in urban regions. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)