As the nation's restaurants and bars slowly open up after the lifting of measures against the new coronavirus, many are looking to reassure the public that dining out is safe again and one izakaya pub thinks it has found the perfect solution.
The pub, located in Tokyo's normally bustling Shinjuku district, has installed a machine that sprays customers with hypochlorous acid water as they enter.
Customers are first greeted by a hostess — on a monitor, of course — who instructs them to disinfect their hands and check their temperature with a provided thermometer.