Tokyo dept. stores start resuming operations as virus concerns ease english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 4 hours ago - 13:51 | All, Japan, CoronavirusSome major department stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area resumed more of their operations Saturday following a six-week suspension over the novel coronavirus outbreak.
After the Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district opened its doors at 10 a.m., more than 50 people who had been waiting outside entered after having their temperature checked and disinfecting their hands.
The department store had continued to operate its food section even after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency over the pneumonia-causing virus on April 7.
Takashimaya department stores owned by Takashimaya Co. resumed sales on May 14 of daily necessities, with shortened operating hours.
Matsuya Co.'s Matsuya Ginza department store, which has been closed completely, plans to resume sales of food on Monday and return to full operations on June 1.