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Many bars and restaurants in Tokyo’s Shinbashi district are closed temporarily at 6:08 p.m. on April 26 following the declaration of the third state of emergency. Others were operating without serving alcohol. (Yasuhiro Sugimoto)
Bars and restaurants in Tokyo’s Shinbashi district, famed as a drinking spot for Japanese businessmen, are struggling to draw patrons after being asked not to serve alcohol under the COVID-19 state of emergency.
Shortly past 6 p.m. on April 26, the first weekday since Japan’s third state of emergency was issued for the capital as well as Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures, most pedestrians in suits in the area appeared to be headed to JR Shinbashi Station, rather than stopping at a bar.