Japan's May Day Golden Week this year is a bit "cool".

"May 1" period, Tokyo Meiji Street in Japan usually popular noodle shop a wind hall posted out of business decoration notice. Under the new crown epidemic, Japan's catering service business difficult, opening a loss, business decoration is not rare, but the choice of "51" Golden Week decoration or closure of business let a person some surprise.

The holiday around May Day in Japan is called Golden Week. People often go out with friends and relatives. Therefore, the "May Day" Golden Week business is one of the most valued business war in Japan.

Due to the worsening of the epidemic, the Japanese government announced a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo Prefecture on the evening of April 23, which will temporarily last until May 11.

During the state of emergency, the government asked people to stay indoors, large commercial facilities closed, sports events and other major events in general no live spectators, catering services must close at 8 PM, and alcohol must not be served throughout the day.

"More than half of our turnover is from alcoholic drinks," Takuya Onodera, manager of Izakaya Mihei Yiliao near Tokyo's Shibuya station, told reporters. "Izakaya is not allowed to sell alcohol, so it makes no sense to open the shop. We might as well close it."

Japanese media reported that not only restaurants, but also related wholesale enterprises of alcohol and food materials have been greatly affected. Kirin, Suntory, Sapporo and other beer companies have said that the return situation is serious, the enterprises will pay close attention to the relevant regional market and discuss countermeasures.

Electrical chains Yamada Denki and Kojima, as well as general department stores Isetan Mitsukoshi and Takashimaya, have responded to the government's call to shorten store hours in relevant areas, closing some stores or floors and counters that do not require daily necessities. Even before the government declared a third state of emergency, the share prices of department stores and clothing retailers had tumbled.

According to a survey, about 80 percent of respondents believe that the worsening epidemic will affect this year's Golden Week arrangements, and 70 percent of respondents said they will not travel or visit relatives back home.

Due to the national emergency during the May Day holiday last year, flight bookings for this year's Golden Week are significantly better than the same period last year, but the impact of the outbreak on the aviation industry is still significant. According to data released by Japan's major airlines, domestic flight bookings for this year's Golden Week will be around 60% of 2019 levels, while international flight bookings will be less than 10% of 2019 levels.

Naguhiro Nagahama, an economist with Dai-ichi Life Economics Research Institute, believes that the epidemic is also spreading in other parts of Japan, and the scope of the emergency may be expanded and the duration may be extended, which will inevitably affect the economic recovery.