Attention Japanese sellers! Tokyo area will enter the fourth state of emergency

Although the pace of vaccine promotion in Japan has accelerated, only 27% of the population has received the first dose of the vaccine, and there are still a large number of unvaccinated Japanese people who are at risk of infection.

Tokyo reported 920 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday , the highest daily figure since May 13. Japan's daily confirmed cases have been climbing since the country lifted its state of emergency last month.

According to the Financial Times, Japan has announced that Tokyo will be in a state of emergency for the epidemic throughout the Olympics.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the measure at a press conference on Thursday evening as the rapid spread of the Delta variant further fueled Japan's resurgence of the epidemic. The state of emergency will take effect next Monday and last until August 22.

The new state of emergency will be Tokyo's fourth, following previous announcements in spring 2020 , winter 2021 and spring 2021. Under previous restrictions, the Japanese public was asked to work from home if possible and restaurants were required to close at 8 p.m.

This means that the Olympics, which will open on July 23 and last until August 8, will be held entirely under emergency measures. Even if the International Olympic Committee holds the world's largest sporting event in the streets and stadiums of Tokyo , the public in Tokyo can only be urged to stay at home. It is worth noting that in addition to Tokyo, Okinawa will also maintain a state of emergency .

However, for the Japanese people, since they have already adapted to online shopping, their online consumption will show a significant increase during the state of emergency, which is also good news for Japanese sellers.

However, due to the re-emergence of the state of emergency, logistics and transportation within Tokyo will also be affected to a certain extent, and the timeliness of logistics will be reduced. In this case, delivery delays that give sellers headaches will also occur from time to time.

Therefore, Japanese sellers should pay more attention to the current epidemic situation in Japan, real-time dynamics and logistics information, and adjust store operation strategies and methods in a timely manner!

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