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Some — but not all — Tokyo restaurants close early as virus surges – The Japan Times
The metropolitan government will provide ¥400,000 to each business complying with the request to close by 10 p.m. through Dec. 17. But many are undecided or will…
Tokyo on Saturday kicked off a 20-day period during which restaurants that serve alcohol and karaoke venues have been asked by the metropolitan government to shorten business hours to help combat a recent resurgence of coronavirus infections.
The request comes two months after the lifting of a similar call and as the country the same day logged a daily figure of 2,684 new coronavirus cases and 440 cases of those with serious symptoms, both at record levels, further raising concerns about the severity…
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