Japanese workers return to offices as Covid state of emergency ends

Commuters wearing face masks on their return to work (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Japan has fully come out of a coronavirus state of emergency as the country starts to ease virus measures in a bid to rejuvenate the pandemic-hit economy.

At Tokyo’s Shinagawa train station, a sea of mask-wearing commuters rushed to their work despite an approaching typhoon, with some returning to their offices after months of remote work.