THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 3, 2021 at 17:38 JST
An izakaya restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward closes at 8 p.m. following the metropolitan government's request to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic on Jan. 21. (Yoshikatsu Nakajima)
Businesses will not be penalized for customers refusing to leave after closing time under new rules that would introduce fines for not complying with local restrictions amid the pandemic, a government official said. [Read More]
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