Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentNational-holiday-studded Golden Week, which runs from April 29 to May 5, has long been a peak movie-going period, especially for vacationing schoolkids and their families.
But this year, with a state of emergency looming for Tokyo and Osaka, as well as two prefectures adjacent to Japan’s second-largest city, box office prospects look less than bright.Last year, following an April 7 state of emergency declaration covering the Tokyo and Osaka metro areas, entertainment businesses, including theaters, began shutting down.
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