Voluntary holidays in Corona ... Chinese restaurant offers free lunch, "Give back" 12:34 May 22

At the Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, which is closed on its own due to the effect of the new coronavirus, we continue to provide free lunches of more than 500 meals a day for people living a difficult life every day. I will.

The Chinese restaurant “Sanba Yuhinabe” in Sumida-ku, Tokyo has been voluntarily closed from the 11th of last month to avoid the risk of infection in the store.

Although severe management continues, I learned that regular customers and residents in the neighborhood are living a tough life, and started support activities to provide free lunch of 500 meals on weekdays from the 14th of last month. ..

Ingredients and containers are provided free or cheap by a vendor who agreed with the store's efforts, and staff at the store volunteered to prepare 7 types of bento such as Marbo tofu and Hoyukoro , I handed it to the visitors one by one.

A man in his 50s who received a box lunch said, "Thanks to the new coronavirus, my income has dropped to 80% and my life is tough, and I have a family. I am grateful."

In addition, a woman in her 50s who was a regular customer of this store, who visited with her son, said, “I had lunch with my mama friend. I want to do it. "

It is said that the deficit continues every day, but there are a lot of people who donate ingredients, masks, etc., and the store wants to continue providing it free of charge until normal business can resume.

The owner, Li Xinghai (44), is from China and came to Japan 22 years ago to study Japanese and opened the store 8 years ago.

Mr. Lee said, “We also helped us from China while coming to Japan. Although we are distributing bento boxes, it was really clear that people were connected to each other. I would like to contribute to Japanese society with the power of bento. "

Even in the red every day ...

The store is located on the second floor of a building in the corner of a line of restaurants near JR Kinshicho Station. Owner Lee Xinghai, who came to Japan 22 years ago, learned Japanese and worked at a restaurant and a trading company, opening the store 8 years ago.

Mr. Lee strongly felt that he was able to continue the store with the support of regular customers, and he wondered if he could give back something to this situation, and decided to offer his bento for free.

Initially, I provided 200 meals, but I learned that there were many people who lost their jobs and incomes, and many people were in trouble.

A transparent sheet is installed at the entrance of the store to prevent infections, and lunch boxes are handed from under the sheet.

Every day, the material cost alone makes a deficit of nearly 100,000 yen, but people who agree with this activity are sprinkling one after another, and the circle of support is expanding.

There were people who donated cash such as masks and sweets at the shop, and some of them added a thank-you message such as "Thank you for your delicious lunch. I will go eat when Corona is finished".

In addition, a man who runs a travel agency nearby put together vegetables such as onions, radish, and tomatoes with his employees.

This man also said that the management of the company is getting tougher due to the influence of the new coronavirus, "I feel not only the lunch but also the warmth of my heart. I want to work together to overcome it" It was