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Japan to fully lift COVID-19 restrictions as infections slow

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP)