Commercial facilities in Tokyo to reopen amid extended emergency
Commercial facilities in Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures are stepping up preparations to resume operations on Tuesday, as the government hopes to strike a balance between curbing coronavirus infections and reviving the battered economy after extending the COVID-19 state of emergency to June 20.
Department stores, movie theaters, amusement parks and museums were initially requested to close under the country's third coronavirus state of emergency but will be permitted to partially reopen, four days after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extended it in nine prefectures.
東京都は、独自に休業要請している映画館などを午後9時までの時短要請に、百貨店については、土日は休業要請、平日は午後8時までの時短要請に緩和するよう、調整していることがわかった。
関係者によると、都は、緊急事態宣言が再延長となる6月1日以降も、酒類を提供する飲食店などに休業要請し、それ以外の飲食店には、午後8時までの時短要請を継続する方針。
一方、独自に休業要請を出している、映画館・美術館・博物館などは午後9時までの時短要請、百貨店は、生活必需品を除き、土日は休業要請、平日は午後8時までの時短要請に緩和するよう、調整しているという。
また、フィットネスクラブも、現在の休業要請から午後8時までの時短要請にするか、検討しているという。
感染状況が悪化した場合は、再び厳しい措置に戻すことも検討していて、小池知事は28日夜、記者会見を開き、都民に説明する考え。
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News On Japan - Nov 25
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News On Japan - Nov 25
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News On Japan - Nov 25
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News On Japan - Nov 23
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News On Japan - Nov 22
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visaguide.world - Nov 22
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NHK - Nov 22
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VIRTUAL JAPAN - Nov 20
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News On Japan - Nov 20
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News On Japan - Nov 19
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News On Japan - Nov 19
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taipeitimes.com - Nov 19
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News On Japan - Nov 18
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ONLY in JAPAN - Nov 18
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Ordinary Adventures - Nov 18
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