Daily life in Japan amid continued worries over coronavirus

(1) Tourists play with sika deer at the UNESCO World Heritage listed Todaiji Temple on June 17, 2020 in Nara, Japan. Nara, a popular ancient city where free-roaming sika deer attract tourists, sees a decline in visitor numbers amid concern over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Todaiji Temple is reopened as the state of emergency had been completely lifted on June 1 (2) Sika deer walk, sit and eat grasses around Nara Park on June 17, 2020 in Nara, Japan. Nara, a popular ancient city where free-roaming sika deer attract tourists, sees a decline in visitor numbers amid concern over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Japan received an estimated 1,700 foreign travelers in May, the lowest since 1964 when the government started the survey. (3) SOUNDBITE: Staff of Nara National Museum "It is the season for school trips now in Nara. But no students are seen visiting here. The number of the visitors has declined dramatically". (2) SOUNDBITE: Staff of Nara National Museum "We check the temperature of the visitors at the entrance and if they have any symptoms of fever, we ask them not to enter the museum".