HomeJapan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortageFILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk at a

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk at a

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, are seen behind artificial cherry blossom decorations at a shopping district on the first day after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures, in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon