[Cancellation of Declaration] Eating and drinking masks are used to prevent infection

The state of emergency for the metropolitan area's 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures has been lifted, and requests for shorter-time business from restaurants have been relaxed from the 22nd. Some stores have decided to close the business.

Major steak chain sells easy-to-eat cloth masks

The restaurant in Minato-ku, Tokyo, operated by a major steak chain, closed at 8:00 pm in response to a request for a shorter time during the state of emergency, so sales fell to about half of last year.

Following the cancellation of the declaration, the store will extend its business hours from 22nd to 9 pm, but as the number of infected people in Tokyo has stopped declining, we will continue to thoroughly disinfect the store and respond to customer requests. We will take measures to prevent infection, such as partitioning with an acrylic board.

We also sell cloth masks in the store, which allow customers to wear masks during meals, so that the mouth is turned over and it is easy to eat while wearing them.

Masaaki Tanbo, Deputy General Manager of the PEPPER FOOD SERVICE Restaurant Division, said, "Although the unprecedentedly difficult situation has continued, we can see a ray of light with the cancellation of the declaration. I want to. "

Some stores decide to close the business without a management outlook

Since the state of emergency was declared in January, the izakaya "Enman" in Chuo-ku, Chiba City has been closed because it cannot be expected to sell in a short time.

The state of emergency was lifted, and from the 22nd, requests for shortened business hours to restaurants were eased from 8 pm to 9 pm, but the owner, Hiroyuki Urakawa, will not be able to resume business. Instead, he decided to close the store by the end of this month.

Looking at the store's books, Mr. Urakawa explained that sales for the past year have fallen to less than half of last year, and there is no prospect of a return in customer traffic even if business is resumed.

On top of that, Mr. Urakawa said, "I have a debt in Corona. I don't know when the infection will be settled, and the number of infected people may increase again, so the management outlook is uncertain."