In Yokohama City, where the state of emergency has been extended, restaurants that have been voluntarily closed for a month are moving to resume operations in response to requests from regular customers and following shortening requests.
Since January, when the state of emergency was declared, Kanagawa Prefecture has requested restaurants to shorten their business hours to 8:00 pm, but it is voluntary because night business is not possible, mainly for snacks. There are stores that are closed in.
Under these circumstances, the karaoke bar in Naka-ku, Yokohama, which has been closed voluntarily for the past month, will resume operations from the 8th when the declaration was extended in order to meet the demands of employees and regular customers as much as possible. I was allowed to.
The store will be opened from 5 pm ahead of schedule, and will be open in response to a request to shorten business hours due to the extension of the declaration, as well as thorough infection prevention measures such as temperature measurement and alcohol disinfection at the time of entering the store.
Mr. Toshikazu Machida, the owner, said, "I want to create an environment where customers and employees can come with peace of mind."
Also, a 44-year-old man who is a regular customer said, "I have been patient for the past month because I haven't had a store to go to drink. Everyone seems to be fine and relieved."