
TOKYO -- Commercial-grade tools and equipment are finding their way into homes in Japan, as people reluctant to venture out due to concerns over COVID-19 try their hand at cooking, cleaning and building like professionals.
Takeshi Suzuki, a 38-year-old resident of Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, has a restaurant beer tap in his kitchen. The machine gives off a low hum as it chills the beer in the keg. Slightly awkwardly, the self-employed man draws a beer into his favorite glass.