Tokyo’s train stations were packed with commuters Friday morning as Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months. Via AP news wire.

Tokyo’s train stations were packed with commuters Friday morning as Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months.

Tokyo Station, trains packed as Golden Week enters latter half By WATARU SEKITA/ Staff Writer May 3, 2023 at 18:14 JST ...

TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - 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.

Statistics back these observations. Train lines in the greater Tokyo area had an average 123% congestion rate at peak hours in fiscal 2022, up 15 percentage points from the year prior.

A number of Tokyo Metro stations now have automated platform gates with video display screens on them. All that Tokyo Metro needs to do is use those screens to show how crowded each of the cars are on ...

The Yamanote Line train jolts and you bump into a beleaguered salaryman in the packed car. After a sheepish glance, you return to the video clip playing on your phone, where your favorite ...