Kirk here, demonstrating my ability to copy and paste. First, some text . . .

Kirk here, demonstrating my ability to copy and paste. First, some text . . .

“Kumamoto Prefecture will continue to ask eateries in Kumamoto city to close by 8 p.m. until Oct. 14 because the city’s hospital bed occupancy rate remains high. "

. . . and now the URL . . .

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14450162

P.S. Dear Asahi Shimbun:

In the phrase “the city’s hospital bed occupancy rate” the word “city” does not need to be capitalized because it’s not part of a proper noun. “Kumamoto City,” on the other hand, is a compound proper noun, that is, the name of a place that is made up of more than one word, so you have to capitalize “city” in this case. You got it right with Kumamoto Prefecture so perhaps this was just an oversight. At any rate, I see this mistake a lot so I thought I’d point it out.