Fears of African swine fever (ASF) are keeping raw ham from Italy, along with sausages made in Germany and other renowned meat products from Europe, off Japanese tables.
Like a scene out of a science fiction movie, two robots zoom across the floor of the Yakiniku King restaurant chain s Itabashi-Maenocho outlet in Tokyo, delivering orders to tables.
Thailand-based production of food products that contain processed chicken, on which many Japan outlets rely for supplies, has been halted since the summer amid the pandemic.
Japan s restaurant booze ban sets new Covid-19 emergency apart
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Japan s restaurant booze ban sets new Covid-19 emergency apart
Reuters / Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 15:18 IST
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Japan is singling out alcohol consumption in bars and restaurants in a new state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures. Photo: Getty Images
TOKYO: Japan is singling out alcohol consumption in bars and restaurants in a new state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, a response that highlights experts belief that alcohol can help accelerate transmission of Covid-19. The move is a departure for Japan, which in two previous pandemic emergency declarations did not impose specific curbs on alcohol.