30% Decrease in Number of Gas Stations in Gunma Prefecture.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".
By AI of "Isesaki FM".

According to an analysis by the Gunma Economic Research Institute, the number of gas stations in Gunma Prefecture will decrease from 808 in 2014 to 563 in 2024, a 30% decrease, the largest in the country. Small businesses are going out of business due to the cost of updating aging facilities and a declining population, and the number of municipalities that are considered to be depopulated gas stations has increased to nine. In Gunma Prefecture, where cars are the norm, there are concerns that this will have an even greater impact on local life in the future.