China News Service, May 6 (Xinhua Overseas Chinese News), affected by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, travel to Japan dropped to freezing point, and the Japanese government called for the closure of the store "self-supply".
Since early March, a total of about 5 shops have received letters with offensive language. However, there are also many heart-warming responses. When the shop owner responded to the question of receiving offensive letters on social media Twitter, many netizens wrote messages such as "Go to Chinatown" and "I will definitely go again". Many Japanese guests deliberately rushed to Chinatown for dinner to show their support for the merchants. They even lined up long lines in front of the shop.
Faced with the support of the public, Yokohama Chinatown has also responded constantly. The chairman of the "Yokohama China Street Development Association Collaboration Group" Takahashi Shinsho specially customized a thank-you card, which was issued to customers who came to support during the outbreak. This small-sized thank you card is printed on the front with "Thank you" in Chinese, and cleverly uses the difference in font color to combine "Thanks" in Japanese. Chinese and Japanese, you have me, I have you, meaning The mutual trust, mutual assistance and love of the people of China and Japan. On the back of the card is a "Chinese knot" symbolizing the meaning of Ji Qing. At the entrance of Yokohama Chinatown, a banner with the words "Thank you" and "Come on Chinatown" was pulled up.
Since the end of March, Kanagawa Prefecture announced an "emergency situation", only one-tenth of the customers who came to Yokohama Chinatown for dinner. At the same time, in response to the call from Susu, the merchants here temporarily suspended their business or shortened their business hours.
Takahashi Shinchang said that in order to "not let the lights of Chinatown go out", their head office remained open. At the same time, delivery services have also been developed to protect the operation of the branch. All the efforts we have made so far hope to convey a message: If you cannot come now, please come as soon as possible after the end of the epidemic and work together to revitalize this community!