In Tokyo's lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time

A man drinks at the table outside a bar which opens after 8 PM, the time the government asks restaurants and bars to close by, amid the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - For Yuuki Hamazono, it was a relief to find bars and restaurants in Tokyo flouting the Japanese government's request to close by 8 p.m.

The 30-year-old financial trader was one of many people out in the Shimbashi nightlife district during the first weekend of an expanded state of emergency, with the government pleading for residents to stay home to contain the coronavirus.