China News Service, January 8th. According to Kyodo News, Japan’s Minister of Economic Regeneration held an online meeting with representatives of the three major economic organizations of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Economic Friends Association on the 8th. Attendance decreased by 70%.
Japanese media said that this move aims to reduce the chances of gatherings due to attendance and curb the spread of the new crown epidemic.
Data map: On January 7, Tokyo, Japan, people took to the streets wearing masks.
According to reports, Japan’s economic regeneration minister, Nishimura Yasunori explained that a 70% reduction in attendance is the same measure as the emergency declaration in the spring of 2020, and also emphasized that the number of infected people is “a huge gap” compared to the time.
He pointed out: “If the movement of people going to eat is not restricted, the epidemic will not be able to be contained”, so “put forward further requirements than last year”.
Nobuyuki Koga, chairman of the review committee of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Federation of Economic Organizations) responded: “The emergency declaration is a very important decision. It must be done to the maximum.” On the other hand, he also pointed out that it is necessary to take both measures to contain the epidemic. And economic activities, "I hope to implement all aspects."
Hiroshi Oshima, a special adviser to the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is concerned that the catering industry has been hit, and he has requested to implement support measures in order to minimize the number of businesses that have gone bankrupt and closed down.
Kengo Sakurada, representative officer of the Economic Friends Association, pointed out that in order to improve the effect of requiring restaurants to shorten business hours, the new crown special measures law should be amended to set penal provisions.
According to the report, in view of the government's request to further promote remote office, the Economic League stated that it will require member companies to take active actions and plan to investigate the implementation status of various companies as early as late January.
According to previous media reports, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a new crown virus countermeasures headquarters meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence on the 7th and decided to issue an "emergency declaration" to Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba in the metropolitan area.
This "Declaration" lasts from January 8th to February 7th. Unlike the last "Declaration", this time it mainly focuses on shortening the evening business hours of restaurants, and other types of stores will not be affected.