An emergency has been announced in Japan. In recent weeks, the number of cases of coronavirus covid-19 has increased, with Premier Shinzo Abe call an 80% reduction in in-person communication. However, some pachinko delegates refused to close.
Earlier this month, for example, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike including pachinko parlors, and bars and clubs, at institutions he has asked to shut down reducing the transmission of the novel coronavirus.
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People are crowded in shelters around pachinko parlors, and they touch machines and small metal balls they win.
Today, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura named and humiliated six pachinko forums in a region that refused to close during an emergency.
Next Tuesday, the Tokyo government will do the same. In accordance with City, the Duke of Hyogo, a district that neighbors Osaka, is considering taking this action if local pachinko officials continue to ignore the request for temporary closure.
"I think this is a lot more crowded than usual," the 22-year-old pachinko player said Kensuke Takao you were told Reuters in Tokyo porridge. "I think everyone has no jobs or places to go except those pachinko, open spaces."
The two major pachinko chains of the country Maruhan and Dynamis have already closed half of their locations, Reuters adds. More are expected to be temporarily closed This weekend. "The most affected areas, such as pach pacho machines, slide machines and keys, are burned down with alcohol," a Dynam spokesman said. Reuters. "Conditions in each area vary, so the means of social reductions are left to those who work for them."
