Morning commuter numbers in Japan already down before state of emergency

The number of morning commuters in cities across Japan on weekdays was already down before the national emergency declaration for the coronavirus pandemic earlier this week, government data showed Friday.There was an average 33 percent drop in the greater Tokyo area including Yokohama, and 18 percent fall in the Kansai region, the country's second largest metropolitan area in western Japan, between March 30 and April 3, according to the transport ministry.The drop came as a growing number of people work remotely or avoid rush hour and commute at different times of the day.The ministry calcu…READ FULL ARTICLE