From Disney to KFC, businesses brace for Tokyo emergency

Bars say incentives not enough to compensate for cuts to nighttime hours

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The operator of Tokyo Disney Resort will close the parks at 8 p.m. starting Friday.  (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Theme parks, rail service and fried chicken are all set to be hit by the greater Tokyo area's upcoming second state of emergency as authorities rush to clamp down on a swelling coronavirus outbreak.

Restaurants will be asked to close by 8 p.m., but many small businesses around Tokyo's busy Shinjuku Station are opting to shut down temporarily rather than shorten their hours.

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