Tadayuki Takiguchi's souvenir shop remains open in Nara, Japan, March 17, 2020. Nara was among the first Japanese town hit by the COVID-19 in late January, when a tour bus driver in town tested positive for the virus, becoming the first Japanese patient after carrying tourists from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
March 30, 2020
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March 30, 2020 10:49 p.m.
AP PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms, empty stores in virus-hit Japan
NARA, Japan (AP) — Cherry blossoms are in season and the ancient Japanese capital of Nara, with its majestic Todaiji “Big Buddha” temple and its herds of deer, would normally be packed.