"Already in the limit" New corona also in restaurant opening and late-night business in Tokyo

"Already in the limit" Business restarts in Tokyo and restaurants open late at night New Corona 6:12 on May 12

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government continues to request restaurants to open until 8:00 pm and serve liquor until 7:00 pm, but from this week more shops are open until midnight.

When I spoke with the owners of several stores that are still open after 8 pm, he said, "In order to pay the rent and the salaries of employees, I need cash at hand. I have to open it. "

Initially, the declaration of an emergency was scheduled until the 6th of this month, and although we managed to meet the request until then, we heard that it was impossible to continue until the end of this month.

In the case of Tokyo, 500,000 yen or 1 million yen will be paid as a cooperation fee when requesting suspension of business or shortening of business hours, but most stores do not have enough expenses such as store rent and personnel expenses That is not.

In most cases, even if they applied for a loan or an emergency loan, they still did not get it, and one pub manager said, “It is no longer possible to comply with the request. It is important to prevent infection. I understand that, but I cannot live if I take no more leave. "

However, since there are often complaints when opening after 8 o'clock, there were shops that did not stand out by turning off the lights on the entrance sign and closing the shutter.

A man who had been drinking at an izakaya in Tokyo before midnight said, "I came for a drink for the first time in two weeks. I'm so tired that I rarely go out. Thank you, and there are aspects I would like to support. "

The izakaya that opened again

Up until now, many restaurants have reopened their business, saying that it is difficult for them to have no income at all, even though they have been voluntarily closed.

Of these, an izakaya in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, which had been closed since the 11th of last month following the declaration of an emergency, resumed business for the first time in a month from the 11th.

At the time of reopening, we are thoroughly implementing infection prevention measures such as closing the banquet floor and opening only table seats so that customers will not be too close to each other. In addition to taking out, I acquired a liquor sales license and started selling sake by weight.

Depending on the store, fixed costs such as rent and labor costs will cost about 1.5 million yen every month, and even if you receive a cooperation fee for holidays, you will be in a large deficit. He also decided to open a shop because maintenance may be required unless the equipment necessary for cooking is used for a long time.

On the 11th day, the first day of business resumption, the number of customers eating and drinking in the store was significantly smaller than before, but some regular customers also came to buy lunch for take-out.

It means that for the time being, the store will be shortened by 8 pm at the request of the city.

The manager of the store said, “I'm not in a situation where I can say loudly to customers yet, but I have to open a store to make a small income. I don't know if it will end or not, so I want the government to show the exit properly. "