Based on the government's policy that the period of emergency declaration for 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures such as Tokyo is until February 7, the capital will be open to restaurants until the end of January until 8 pm Regarding the request for time reduction, we are making adjustments such as adjusting the period of the request to the declaration, as it is necessary to keep pace with the three prefectures.
On the 7th, the government decided to issue a state of emergency for 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, and plans to extend the period from 8th to 7th next month.
On the other hand, the capital will ▽ refrain from going out unnecessarily after 8:00 pm for the citizens of Tokyo and the prefecture, and ▽ shorten the business hours to 8:00 pm for restaurants, etc. We had agreed with the three prefectures by requesting.
Under these circumstances, Governor Koike met with Governor Ohno of Saitama Prefecture at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the early morning of the 7th, and Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture also joined by telephone to discuss the response.
After the meeting, Governor Koike told reporters, "Before issuing the declaration, we adjusted our consciousness and organized it to make it effective."
As the capital, the neighboring 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures need to be in step with each other, and we are making adjustments such as extending the request period to February 7 in accordance with the declaration.
On the 7th, the capital will decide on future measures, and then Governor Koike will hold a press conference to call for cooperation.