Broadcast the Olympic Games and go around the restaurants that are open late at night with 200 people in the city

As the infection with the new coronavirus spreads rapidly, some restaurants in downtown Tokyo serve sake at the request of the city and are open until midnight.

Some of these stores are crowded with many customers by broadcasting the Olympic Games, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to patrol the restaurants and demand that they not serve alcohol.

In response to the state of emergency from July 12, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government does not serve alcohol to restaurants and requests shortened business hours until 8 pm.

Regarding the Olympic Games, the government and the capital are calling for refraining from going out unnecessarily and watching TV at home.

However, in the downtown area of ​​Shibuya, Tokyo, there are stores that continue to operate while offering sake, such as putting a sticker saying "Olympic airing" in front of the store, and many customers are visiting.

Of these, the restaurant, which is open until midnight, played the Olympic Games and Japanese soccer games on the monitor on the night of the 28th, and many customers were drinking and cheering so loudly that they could hear outside the store. rice field.

The manager of this store said, "The cooperation money from the city is not enough and I have to do something myself. Instead of closing the store and going bankrupt, I chose to open it and survive. Even if the infection spreads further There is no choice but to continue business. "

On the other hand, the sports bar "Fields" in Shibuya does not serve alcohol at the request of the city and closes at 8 pm every day.

On the 28th, there was a phone call to watch a soccer match at the store, but the store manager, Mamoru Tanaka, refused to visit the store.

Mr. Tanaka said, "Some stores do not obey the administration, but I understand that the owners have made their own decisions. While my store follows the rules, the infection spreads and I feel vain."

After the state of emergency is declared, a maximum of 200 people are poised to patrol restaurants a day, and as the infection spreads rapidly, they are demanding that they not serve alcohol or shorten their business hours.