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Look: A black-and-white view of coronavirus-unsettled Tokyo

A photographer captures these unsettling new norms in the city in black and white

Published: March 15, 2020 13:29 AP and compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_75122.jpg-713eb-1584264548267 — A man falls asleep in a train passing the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo. | Struck by the contrast of the white protective masks against the stark cityscape, AP photographer Jae. C. Hong captured these unsettling new norm in black and white. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_94110.jpg-6e629-1584264572331 — A couple embrace while waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. | People in Tokyo are overwhelmed by fear of the spread of the coronavirus, which is altering daily life. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of APTOPIX_Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_76996.jpg-a363e-1584264514740 — Commuters are reflected on the window of a train during morning hours in Tokyo. | The notoriously crowded Tokyo morning rush-hour trains are sparsely populated. Classrooms are eerily empty. Store shelves are bare. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_64073.jpg-2f981-1584264531710 — A commuter wearing a gas mask pauses for photos outside a train station in Tokyo. | People with gas masks pop up throughout a city overwhelmed by fear of the spread of the new coronavirus, which is altering daily life and casting doubt over the Summer Olympic Games. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_68984.jpg-906f3-1584264523454 — Illuminated Olympic rings float in the water in the Odaiba section of Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_94184.jpg-24d9b-1584264567739 — A woman in a kimono walks past gift shops in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_94248.jpg-901c7-1584264562423 — A caricature artist wears a mask jokingly layered with a drawing of exaggerated lips while working in her shop in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_61795.jpg-3407c-1584264539787 — A man exits Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_62670.jpg-e90e3-1584264535884 — A station attendant walks out of an empty car of a train decorated with a sign promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_92745.jpg-3898c-1584264544056 — Two men walk along a sidewalk in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_69447.jpg-fc33e-1584264519113 — A group of elderly women play gate ball at a park in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_56305.jpg-bc84a-1584264507053 — A beam of light falls on a man at a train station in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_72433.jpg-19eab-1584264552995 — A mannequin wears a mask at a souvenir shop near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_57160.jpg-25c5b-1584264503833 — Commuters ride escalators at a train station in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_67057.jpg-fe631-1584264527831 — An employee works in a luxury store in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_52496.jpg-84aed-1584264510674 — A commuter reads a book while waiting for a train to arrive at a station in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Tokyo_Photo_Gallery_94882.jpg-6b5eb-1584264557425 — A woman plays with a boy at a park near the temporarily closed Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. Image Credit: AP

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