An analysis of the number of people in the Tokyo metropolitan area on the 5th, when the extension of the state of emergency was decided, showed that the number of people at major points was higher than last month's average.

NHK has issued an emergency declaration using mobile phone location information data collected by IT-related company "Agoop" with the permission of the user in a form that does not identify individuals. We analyzed the number of people in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa prefectures.



The analyzed time is ▽ daytime from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, ▽ nighttime from 6:00 pm to midnight the next day.



As a result, the number of people at the main points on the 5th, when the declaration was decided to be extended, was higher than the average on weekdays last month.



During the daytime, it increased by 28% near Chiba Station, 20% near Omiya Station, 8% near Shibuya Scramble Crossing, 7% near Tokyo Station, and 5% near Yokohama Station. did.



At night, there was a 55% increase near Omiya Station, 34% near Chiba Station, 22% near Shibuya Scramble Crossing, 17% near Tokyo Station, and 13% near Yokohama Station. Each increased.