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A poster is seen to notice that the shop will shorten business hours under a state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 22, 2021. Japan on Thursday confirmed 5,652 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nation's cumulative total of infections to 352,688. The government said Pfizer's vaccine is likely to gain approval from the health ministry for inoculation on Feb. 15. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)