As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Suga issued a state of emergency for seven prefectures such as Osaka and Aichi, and the target area was expanded to 11 prefectures.


In the target areas of the declaration, the government has ▼ shortened business hours of restaurants until 8:00 pm, ▼ refrained from going out unnecessarily, ▼ reduced the number of employees by 70% by teleworking, ▼ limited the number of events, etc. I will take measures.


We have summarized the movements of the regions where the state of emergency has been declared and the reactions of each industry.

Strengthening telecommuting Some companies have closed their offices

"TOYO TIRE", a major tire manufacturer headquartered in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture, closed its offices in Hyogo Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture, where the declaration was added, from the 14th to the 7th of next month, and in principle switched to working from home. It was.



Of these, about 300 people work at the head office, and the percentage of employees who come to work has been reduced by 80%, but from the 14th, all employees will be working from home in principle.



On the 14th, there were few people in the office, except for some employees who handle large amounts of data for online exhibitions.



The company also introduced telecommuting when it declared a state of emergency last year, and expanded its scope to technical positions such as development.



At home, an engineer man used a personal computer lent by the company to access a dedicated system and perform a simulation to predict tire performance.



In addition to this, the company has instructed not to make business trips to and from the target area in principle, and prohibits all internal and external dinners.



Haruhiko Kitagawa, General Manager of Corporate Infrastructure Division of TOYO TIRE, said, "I learned from my previous experience and was able to smoothly move to a completely home. I would like to continue the business by exchanging opinions carefully while taking advantage of the remote environment." I did.

Chiba Choshi Fisheries official "I can't do it with a lump sum"

At the Choshi fishing port in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, which has the largest landing volume in Japan for 10 consecutive years, bids for fish to be shipped to markets, supermarkets, and restaurants in the Tokyo metropolitan area are being held every day.



According to a union made by local fishermen, the prices of high-end fish such as tuna and flatfish, whose demand has decreased since the second state of emergency was declared, have fallen by about 30%, and sales have dropped. It means that there are many vendors.



The government plans to provide a lump sum of up to 400,000 yen to customers who wholesale ingredients to restaurants with shortened business hours, but Mr. Hiroyuki Horii, a fish wholesaler, said, "We have employees and the number If the lump sum of 100,000 yen is not enough and it continues longer than last time, the restaurants are weak, so there may be some companies that go bankrupt in a chain. "



Also, Mr. Masanori Shimada, a fish wholesaler, said, "It is not a bad thing to get a lump sum payment, but since the purchase price and the number of employees are different, I hope for medium- to long-term measures." ..

Wholesaler "It is unfair to have conditions for support"

"Tsuruhashi Wholesale Market" in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, where small and medium-sized wholesalers are lined up, has supported restaurants and fresh fish stores around Osaka City for many years as a fish supplier, but restaurants due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection Eight wholesalers went out of business in the last year due to the influence of the short-time business in Osaka, and the number of member companies of the wholesale store association decreased to about 20.



At the store of Hirohisa Hayakawa, who serves as a director of the union, sales decreased by about 70% for restaurants and about 50% for fresh fish stores last month compared to the previous year.



Under these circumstances, the number of customers visiting the market for purchasing etc. was sparse as the state of emergency was declared and the night business hours of restaurants were shortened from 14th.



A man from a nearby sushi restaurant who bought Thai and horse mackerel at Mr. Hayakawa's store said, "Since the number of customers is decreasing sharply, I'm refraining from buying it."



In this state of emergency, a daily cooperation fee of 60,000 yen will be provided to restaurants that respond to requests to shorten business hours, but wholesalers are not eligible for this payment.



The government provides a lump sum of up to 400,000 yen for corporations and up to 200,000 yen for sole proprietors to business partners such as wholesalers affected by the shortened business hours of restaurants in the area subject to the state of emergency. However, the condition is that sales have decreased by 50% or more compared to the previous year.



Mr. Hayakawa says, "It is unfair for wholesalers to have conditions to receive support, even though it has the same effect as restaurants."



In addition, the fruit and vegetable wholesale company "Food Supply", which has a food warehouse in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, wholesales vegetables and fruits to about 5,000 restaurants, but after the state of emergency was declared, it was a business partner. About half of the restaurants are closed, and most of the remaining restaurants are shortening their business hours.



Along with this, orders have been canceled one after another, and we have been forced to dispose of them because we could not find a shipping destination, mainly for perilla and cherry tomatoes in stock for restaurants.



We are developing sales channels by selling to the general public using a drive-through method, but this month's sales are expected to drop to about half of last January, and will decrease by about 300 million yen to a deficit.



The government plans to provide a lump sum of up to 400,000 yen to small and medium-sized enterprises dealing with restaurants on the condition that sales have decreased by 50% or more compared to the same month last year, but Jun Hihara "For a company whose sales decrease by 100 million units, a flat lump sum of 400,000 yen is meaningless, and support according to the scale is necessary. It is painful because the purchase from farmers has to be reduced. I was talking.

Watching activities with support for people in need of living in Yokohama

On the night of the 13th, members of a group supporting street sleepers conducted a patrol activity around Yokohama Station, saying that there is a risk that more people will lose their place of residence due to the declaration of an emergency.



After 10 pm, eight members of the support group patrolled the underground shopping mall of Yokohama Station, where many people live on the street, and checked if there were any people who lost their jobs and started living on the street.



According to Yukio Takasawa, one of the members who has been supporting street sleepers for about 30 years, there have been a series of consultations since last week when the state of emergency was declared, "I can't pay the rent."



No new people were found on the street on the night of the 13th, but Takasawa and his colleagues handed out leaflets with the telephone number of the support desk and donated hand-knitted hats to those living on the street. However, I was asking about my physical condition and employment status.



Mr. Takasawa said, "I think that people who were originally lacking in capacity have been forced into a difficult situation, especially since the state of emergency was declared. Poverty is not a self-responsibility, so speak out early and receive support. I want it. "



The contact information for Takasawa's support group is the following phone number.


045-641-5599