Looking at newspaper flyers delivered on New Year's Day, it appears that fewer stores will be open on that day. The trend is nationwide.
According to Wikipedia, New Year's Day sales began in 1996, when large retailers Daiei and Ito-Yokado began nationwide sales. More than 20 years have passed since then, and opening on New Year's Day has become commonplace, but many store employees may have reluctantly come to work. One of them wrote:
I believe that Mr. Nakauchi was a guilty person. Until he started doing this, very few large stores were open on New Year's Day. However, there are exceptions.
In the 1980s, Seibu Department Store's Ikebukuro store was open for New Year's, and I remember eating at the cafeteria there. This was long before Daiei and other companies started opening for the New Year. Seibu Ikebukuro store is open on New Year's Day this year. This store was sold to Yodobashi Camera, but it will probably be open on New Year's Day next year.
On the other hand, I am very grateful that the convenience store in my area is open every day. If the labor shortage continues in the future, I would like to see convenience stores continue to operate, like the original 7-Eleven, which can only be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
By the way, I also wrote a note draft on New Year's Day. Currently, I am working (writing) every day. I'll proofread it, so I'll probably publish it once every two or three days.