By RYO INOUE/ Staff Writer
April 19, 2020 at 16:33 JST
A usually crowded area during lunch time at Tokyo's Shinjuku district is mostly deserted on April 17. (AP Photo)
Weekday foot traffic in office districts of Tokyo and Osaka between April 13 and 17 dropped 50-60 percent from early February, before the spread of the new coronavirus, according to a study based on GPS data. [Read More]
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