Heatwave Cuts Foot Traffic by Up to 29% in 23 Locations.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
Thanks to AI from "Isesaki FM".

This summer, temperatures reached 40°C in 25 locations across 13 prefectures, including Gunma.
Kyodo News analyzed people flow data and found that the number of people around 23 train stations on the day of observation was down 3% to as much as 29% compared to the average for the past year.
The extreme heat is thought to have influenced people's behavior, with people refraining from going outside out of concern for heatstroke.
In Isesaki City, a temperature of 41.8°C was recorded on August 5, setting a new record for the highest temperature in Japan, and the number of people around Isesaki Station on that day decreased by 9%.