Park Closed in Tokyo Following Detection of Dengue Mosquitoes

An official has confirmed that most of Yoyogi Park, a popular green spot in Tokyo, was shut down on Thursday after dengue-carrying mosquitoes were found there. The outbreak is the first in 70 years in Japan and has so far infected 55 people, including a young model who has posed for Japanese Playboy and had been sent to the park for a photo shoot. The disease, also called "tropical 'flu", is spread by the tiger mosquito, a species endemic to Japan. No ...

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