The Japanese Pokémon Center website announced today that from August 28, all physical Pokémon Center, Pokémon Cafe, Pikachu Sweets, and Pokémon stores will be closed in State of Emergency areas to combat the rising cases of COVID-19 as the Delta variant spreads widely across the country.
He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
It is not mentioned when the stores and eateries will re-open, but assumably it’ll be when the State of Emergency declaration ends.