Regarding the state of emergency for the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, Keidanren's Deputy Chairman Nobuyuki Koga told reporters in a short period of time after a television meeting with Governor Koike of Tokyo. In order to stop the spread of the infection, companies and governments should encourage workers to take long vacations during the long holidays.
In this, Mr. Koga, the chairman of the council, said, "I feel that it is a sign of the desire to put an end to the Golden Week holidays. I want to. "
On top of that, companies and governments told workers that it was timely to call on them to take a break on weekdays during holidays, as a matter of course, in order to suppress the movement of people. He said that he should call for long vacations to coincide with the Golden Week holidays.