Aeon to make 290 venues available for Japan's coronavirus vaccine rollout Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Aeon Co. plans to let local municipalities use its facilities as vaccine inoculation sites. | BLOOMBERG JIJI, KYODO Feb 13, 2021 Major retailer Aeon Co. plans to let local governments use its shopping centers as venues for COVID-19 vaccinations, informed sources said. Some 290 large facilities, including Aeon Mall and Aeon Town shopping centers, will be offered to municipalities struggling to secure sites for inoculations. Aeon, which has agreements with over 600 municipalities around the country on the use of its facilities as evacuation centers in times of disasters, made the decision after being asked by multiple local governments about vaccination venues.