Japan.- A Japanese company, in an attempt to distract people from the COVID-19 pandemic, has devised an unusual way to eliminate stress: with coffins and chainsaws. Customers this weekend in Tokyo can lie down in a box with a 2-meter window (6 1/2 feet), listening to a horror story, watching the actors perform and being pricked with false hands and sprayed with water.
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The pandemic is stressful, and we hope people can get some relief with a good cry, said Kenta Iwana, coordinator of the production company Kowagarasetai, “Scare Squad,” which presents the 15-minute programs.
As Japan experiences an uptick in COVID-19, with 1,034 infections of the new coronavirus on Friday, Iwana, 25, strives to find work for its actors, who normally act in places like theme parks. Last month, Kowagarasetai offered horror programs at the drive-in. Customers are also looking for alternatives and a way to vent.
Many events have been cancelled due to coronavirus and I was looking for a way to get rid of stress, said Kazushiro Hashiguchi, 36, after lying during the 800 yen ($7.60) program.
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August 23, 2020
“I feel relaxed now.” Show customers, held in a break room often used by passengers arriving in the capital on night bus trips, include shopping mall owners and operators from other places Iwana expects to host their mobile shows.
We needed to have something we could take anywhere, and the coffins are easy to move. All you need to do is put them in a dark room, Iwana said. It is a good business for us and satisfying for our customers.
Meanwhile, public broadcaster NHK reported earlier this week that Japan plans to ease its COVID-19 entry restrictions on foreign nationals on residency visas starting next month after a protest at the emotional and economic difficulties the measures are inflicting.
Re-entry will be allowed for visa holders, including permanent residents and exchange students, on the condition that they undergo coronavirus and quarantine tests for 14 days, the same policy that applies to Japanese citizens returning to the country, NHK reported on Friday. You may be interested:Police search for man who hugs strangers to infect them from Covid-19Recorre thousands of miles to kill another person for a fight in Call of DutyMueren at least 17 people after bus crashes down 80 meters in US
