Clad in a dark suit, a gray-haired man in his 60s watches passersby from a corner in Nakasu, a bustling nightlife district in Fukuoka.
He is no stranger to this intersection on Nakasu's main street. Having started as a bouncer in his early 30s, he now works for an exclusive club in the district. Whenever he spots a businessman who has visited the club in the past, he bows deeply in their direction in the same suave fashion he has employed for more than 20 years.
But the novel coronavirus has drastically changed the landscape.
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