РІР‚СљThe safety of our workers is paramount,РІР‚Сњ said an official with the Kushikatsu Tanaka chain. Many РІР‚СљizakayaРІР‚Сњ Japanese-style pub chains decided to remain shut throughout the state of emergency. will continue with take-out service after 8 p.m.Р”В«ut the Kentucky Fried Chicken and Mos Burger fast food chains decided not to provide take-out or delivery services after 8 p.m. РІР‚СљGyudonРІР‚Сњ (beef-and-rice bowl) restaurant chains Yoshinoya Co., Matsuya Foods Co. at all outlets, take-out, delivery and drive-thru services will continue. While eat-in service will be suspended daily between 8 p.m. McDonaldРІР‚в„ўs Japan has about 920 outlets in the four prefectures covered by the state of emergency. While most major chains closed their outlets at that time, some decided to continue with take-out, delivery and drive-thru services. Operators of restaurant chains took different approaches to the request to close at 8 p.m. РІР‚СљWe cannot suddenly switch to opening only during the day,РІР‚Сњ the manager said, adding that the government's offer to pay 60,000 yen ($580) a day to establishments that cooperate with the business strategy was not nearly enough to pay the salaries of staff. One hostess bar manager said his establishment would remain open until around midnight. 8, she complied with the government request to close her premises at 8 p.m.Р”В«ut not all establishments cooperated. One restaurant operator said there were days last year when not a single customer showed up. Those that were still open invariably closed their doors at 8 p.m. In the Nonbei Yokocho (DrinkersРІР‚в„ў alley) area, famed for its numerous small bars and hole-in-the-wall places to eat, aboutР’В half of the establishments opted to remain shut on Jan. He asked bars and restaurants to close their doors at the same time to prevent groups of people risking cluster infections. 7, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on residents of Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba toР’В refrain from unnecessary outings after 8 p.m. In announcing the state of emergency on Jan. to ensure compliance, triggering a mass exodus from Shibuya Station as people headed home early instead of the traditional mad crush around midnight for last trains. 8, most bars and restaurants were shutting up by 8 p.m. Across the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, bars and restaurants took decidedly different approaches to closing early to comply with the government's latest state of emergency to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.Р”Р‡riday night, traditionally a time for Tokyoites to let their hair down at the end of a busy work week, was the epitome of quiet in the capital'sР’В bustling Shibuya district, which normally comes alive from 8 p.m.

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