China News Service, May 15th, according to Japan ’s “Daily News” report, on the 15th, the Japanese Police Agency announced that the number of traffic accidents in Japan in April 2020 was 20805, a significant decrease of 36.2% compared with the same period in 2019 .
Data Map: During the epidemic, the traffic volume in Japan decreased significantly. China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
According to reports, specifically, the number of traffic accidents in 47 prefectures throughout Japan has decreased compared with the same period in 2019, of which the largest reduction is Tokyo, which is 48.2%; Gunma and Fukui The second and third places are 47.7% and 47.2% respectively.
The death toll from traffic accidents was 213 in April 2020, a decrease of 19.9% year-on-year from 2019. However, there have been slight increases in Tokyo, Osaka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture.
The report analyzes that the reason for the reduction in traffic accidents may be related to the reduction in traffic volume throughout Japan during the New Crown Epidemic.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on 7 April that 7 prefectures including Tokyo were in a state of emergency, and expanded the scope of application to all of Japan on 16 April, while 13 Tokyo and Osaka prefectures were more seriously infected The designated area is designated as a "special alert prefecture". On May 4, in view of the fact that the epidemic was not clearly controlled, Abe announced an extension of the state of emergency until May 31.
With the state of emergency taking effect, various local governments in Japan have successively issued policies that require non-essential industries to suspend business and urge the public to reduce unnecessary travel. However, the Japanese government has canceled the emergency state in 39 counties on May 14.