Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Tokyo city government has announced the relaxation of shutdown measures at cinemas and museums.
This is despite the Japanese national government’s recent extension of the current state of emergency to June 20 for nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka.The new policy goes into effect on Tuesday (June 1, 2021) with restrictions on numbers of patrons, opening hours and the serving of alcoholic beverages in place.The change comes after the Japan Motion Picture Producers’ Association (Eiren), an industry body comprised of leading producers and distributors Toho, Shochiku, Toei and Kadokawa, issued a statement last week calling for the government to permit the reopening of cinemas.
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