A man wearing a face mask makes his way in the rain on a nearly empty street after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
People in face masks cross a near-empty street after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
A man wearing a protective face mask sits in a subway train after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
A woman wears a protective face mask as she walks at nearly empty station after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
A banned for use smoking area is pictured at a nearly empty street after the government announced a state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 16, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
A Japan Post employee opens a box of face masks, known as "Abenomasks" (Abe's masks), which will be distributed among residents to help against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, after their delivery to a post office in Tokyo on April 16, 2020. - A pledge earlier this month by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to send two reusable cloth face masks to every household as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak was met online with derision and humour.(Photo/Agencies)
