TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to keep restaurants and pubs open with limited hours during Japan's monthlong state of emergency, in an about-face prompted by pressure from the central government.
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Restaurants, including izakaya pubs, will stay open until 8 p.m. and serve alcohol until 7 p.m. under Tokyo's business closure plans. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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