Comments on: Japan gropers foiled by phone http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13805 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13805/comment-page-1#comment-201130 Reader's Write Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:10:27 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13805#comment-201130 Same thing in China. Trains are always so jam-packed it's crazy. Not too sure on that groping aspect, though. Same thing in China. Trains are always so jam-packed it’s crazy. Not too sure on that groping aspect, though.

]]> By: tensaibaka http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13805/comment-page-1#comment-201053 tensaibaka Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:31:15 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13805#comment-201053 I live in Japan, and that picture is no joke. It really does get that bad in the mornings. Unfortunately Japan still is seriously lacking in plans to stop molestation on the trains. One good start would be to have more companies introduce flex-time. Just recently I started showing up to work at 8 AM, instead of 9 AM like everybody else, and there is a HUGE difference in the amount of people on the trains one hour earlier than normal. If more Japanese companies started introducing flex time, it would alleviate some of the packed trains, such as the infamous Saikyo line, which is believed to be packed up to 125% capacity at some points. Another big step would be to decentralize Tokyo. Seriously, why does every frickin company have to be inside Tokyo? If you move some companies down to Yokohama, or up to Saitama city, then that would make a big difference in traffic on the trains. Maybe the Japanese government should start offering tax breaks to companies that move out of Tokyo. If my company moved out of Tokyo, and I moved my housing, keeping the same commute time somewhere outside of Tokyo, I could find an apartment bigger and cheaper than the one I live in. There are so many advantages to decentralization. I hope the Japanese government starts to realize this soon. I live in Japan, and that picture is no joke. It really does get that bad in the mornings. Unfortunately Japan still is seriously lacking in plans to stop molestation on the trains. One good start would be to have more companies introduce flex-time. Just recently I started showing up to work at 8 AM, instead of 9 AM like everybody else, and there is a HUGE difference in the amount of people on the trains one hour earlier than normal. If more Japanese companies started introducing flex time, it would alleviate some of the packed trains, such as the infamous Saikyo line, which is believed to be packed up to 125% capacity at some points.

Another big step would be to decentralize Tokyo. Seriously, why does every frickin company have to be inside Tokyo? If you move some companies down to Yokohama, or up to Saitama city, then that would make a big difference in traffic on the trains. Maybe the Japanese government should start offering tax breaks to companies that move out of Tokyo. If my company moved out of Tokyo, and I moved my housing, keeping the same commute time somewhere outside of Tokyo, I could find an apartment bigger and cheaper than the one I live in. There are so many advantages to decentralization. I hope the Japanese government starts to realize this soon.

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