district for office workers to come for a drink after work, that some staff in restaurants and bars who have been asked to close early, at 8pm, and not serve alcohol, some stuff out and about saying, hey, we are open up to 8pm. can we really blame them? because they are supposed to get some financial support from the government, but there have been reports that even when they requested it, it takes up to six months for them to receive that money, which is way too late for small businesses. inevitable, may be, that the number of covid cases has been rising. and now the surrounding prefectures of tokyo, three of them are now asking the national government to declare a state of emergency for those three pre fractu res state of emergency for those three pre fractures as well, because they are seeing the number rising as well. , , ., ,, well. every television i passed today was well. every television i passed today was tuned well. every television i passed today was tuned to well. eve