Japan entered its first weekend under a nationwide state of emergency Saturday, with tourist sites and entertainment districts largely deserted as people heeded a government call to stay home in a bid to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.
In the city of Miyazaki, there were very few people in the main shopping arcade, with "closed" signs adorning most store doors.
"Normally there are lots of people on Saturday morning who've finished working at bars," said Tokuyoshi Hidaka, a 70-year-old taxi driver who was on the hunt for passengers. "My earnings have almost halved since March."