Tokyo Wants People to Go to Work Earlier to Ease Train Crush www.bloomberg.com

posted by  banzaitokyo | 5 years, 9 months ago in Auto & Transportation

Being pushed onto already jam-packed trains during rush hour in Tokyo is never a pleasant experience for commuters. It only gets worse during the humid summer months.

That’s why Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has launched the "Jisa Biz" campaign to combat overcrowding on trains in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.