The Tokyo District Court ruled Monday that the metropolitan government’s decision to order the Global-Dining Inc. restaurant chain to reduce its business hours last year due to the coronavirus pandemic was “illegal,” in the first such ruling on COVID-19 measures imposed by the central and local governments. Presiding Judge Norihiro Matsuda said that the order
The number of people utilized in the hotel and restaurant sector in Japan plunged by 220,000 to 3.69 million in 2021 from the previous year, the lowest level because similar information ended up being readily available in 2002, the internal affairs ministry stated Tuesday.The sharp decline highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the industry. The
PICTURE GALLERY (CLICK TO ENLARGE). The current rationing of french fries by McDonalds in Japan due to a disruption of potato imports is spurring competitors to seize a bigger share of the market, activating what social networks users have called “a potato war.” The operator of McDonalds dining establishments in Japan has said it will
