Coronavirus fears leave Japan's bullet trains, expressways deserted english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:20 | All, Coronavirus, JapanCoronavirus fears left shinkansen bullet trains and expressways deserted on the first day of the Golden Week holiday on Saturday as the pace of infection in Japan has yet to show a clear sign of slowing.
"I work in the finance industry and Golden Week is almost the only time I can go back home."
(JR Tokyo Station on April 27, 2019 (top) and April 25, 2020.)
Airlines have also drastically reduced their services with 88 percent of domestic flights and 97 percent of international flights canceled during the holiday week.
As of Friday, Japan had confirmed over 13,500 cases of coronavirus infection and 358 deaths as a result of COVID-19.