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March 23, 2021 - The Japan Times japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jan 30, 2021 Like so many restaurants in the world’s most Michelin-starred city, Ginza Isomura is struggling to weather the latest crisis rocking the pandemic-battered hospitality industry. A staple in one of Tokyo’s most expensive shopping and dining districts for decades, the restaurant has been serving carefully prepared deep-fried skewers of meat, seafood and seasonal vegetables to customers from around the world. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, international travelers could be seen rubbing elbows with Japanese office workers at the folk-themed establishment’s polished wooden counter, listening to chefs in white uniforms explain each skewered entree. In what has become an all-too-common story since the onset of the health scare, however, sales have plummeted due to social distancing measures, travel restrictions and stay-at-home requests. ....
Desperate restaurants defy Japan's virus curbs to stay open late bnnbloomberg.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bnnbloomberg.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The government plans to cover costs for the aid with reserve funds under its fiscal 2020 budget and an unused portion of its coronavirus-related benefit program aimed at helping small businesses pay property rent, the sources said. Payments are expected to start in March at the earliest as the government needs to make necessary preparations, such as choosing a company to conduct related clerical work and building a system for the program, according to the sources. While the government is set to pay monthly benefits of up to ¥1.8 million each to restaurants and bars that comply with authorities’ requests for shorter operating hours, drawing up an aid program for businesses that supply them with food and other items has been an outstanding issue. ....