The lifestyle survey, conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, finds that the ratio of Japanese teleworkers more than once a week was 43% in December 2021, when COVID-19 cases reduced nationwide, and 45% in March 2022, when Omicron variant spread rapidly.
As the ratios were higher than 30% before the pandemic, it seems to be possible for telework in a travel destination or Workcation to become normal in Japanese lifestyle.
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The survey also discovers that many people visited frequently neighborhoods in a daily life as of March 2022, as the ratio of eating-out in neighborhoods rose to 41% from 31% before the pandemic.
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The most-requested urban planning is ‘enrichment of outside spaces, such as parks, squares or terraces’ with 44.6%, followed by ‘enrichment of walking or cycling routes’ with 39.4%.
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