Japanese restaurants hit hard by new state of emergency

Watami and other izakaya chains close until February amid COVID-19 surge

A Kushikatsu Tanaka restaurant sits closed in Tokyo on Jan. 14. Kushikatsu Tanaka Holdings has decided to close 108 eateries until early February. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writerJanuary 15, 2021 20:42 JST | Japan

TOKYO -- Japanese restaurant chains are facing new headwinds from a state of emergency the government has declared to cope with a surge in COVID-19 infections.

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