Trivia: Japanese "Pushers" Squeeze People Into Overcrowded Trains

1. the robot child
   April 25th, 2008 at 11:42 pm

   what an awesome job, you even get a cool uniform.

2. otterly
   April 26th, 2008 at 12:03 am

   I'd rather walk than ride a train like that.

3. drukus
   April 26th, 2008 at 12:09 am

   I really enjoyed the one man who really thought he could get in there after they finished pushing the people in.

4. Jess
   April 26th, 2008 at 1:03 am

   A train that crowded has to be against SOME sort of health and safety regulation somewhere???

5. J of The Sandhills
   April 26th, 2008 at 1:08 am

   Move 'em on, head 'em up
   Head 'em up, move 'em on
   Move 'em on, head 'em up
   Rawhide
   Count 'em out, ride 'em in
   Ride 'em in, count 'em out
   Count 'em out, ride 'em in
   Rawhiiiiiiiiiiiiide

6. cosmo
   April 26th, 2008 at 1:41 am

   i guess it all depends on who you're crushed up against...

7. fz
   April 26th, 2008 at 2:04 am

   Ah the Japanese.

8. matt
   April 26th, 2008 at 3:16 am

   only in japan

9. CheeseDuck
   April 26th, 2008 at 6:23 am

   Are the trains seriously that crowded?

10. ted
    April 26th, 2008 at 7:06 am

    I've been on buses and subways like that in Italy. It's perfect for pickpockets and perverts.

11. J
    April 26th, 2008 at 7:51 am

    Yeah, but... who pushes the pushmen?

12. the robot child
    April 26th, 2008 at 8:17 am

    Ted - That's why travel books tell tourist to stay away from the Japanese trains and go for the private ones. You can get groped over and over again and the Japanese find it proper to ignore it.

13. Henry V.
    April 26th, 2008 at 8:54 am

    So by adding 90 seconds, they managed to push rougly 15 more people inside per wagon. If they train stops every 5 minutes, this makes it crazily inffeficient. Why don't they have a train more, thus having a tighter schedule, less waiting for the others, and more comfort?

14. bean
    April 26th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Ah japan, the world's most peaceful, environmentally conscious utopia.

15. jessleigh
    April 26th, 2008 at 10:00 am

    I hate subways. I'm glad I live in a small town.

16. SenorMysterioso
    April 26th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Its a small island, Ill walk

17. Jen
    April 26th, 2008 at 10:46 am

    Humanity is doomed.

18. Thomas
    April 26th, 2008 at 11:11 am

    that's awesome

19. chaymation
    April 26th, 2008 at 11:48 am

    we experienced it once when we visited tokyo (and it was an interesting experience!) nothing quite that extreme, but as we were the biggest (tallest) people in the carriage it was a mad squeeze, the guys on the platform kept gesturing for more people to get one, it was crazy!

    It was only during rush hour so the rest of the holiday we were fine. The guide book said that every visitor should experience it once!

20. Lore
    April 26th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    I just claustrophobic just looking at this video.

21. Sheldon
    April 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    The problem is too many people on the subway and that's the solution they come up with?

22. nickelking
    April 26th, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    Yet as the train passes by there are parts of each car where you can see through to windows on the other side... I'm gonna be a skeptic.

23. definitelyme
    April 26th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    @nickelking: don't be sceptical - this is for real. Only really during rush hour though. I live in Tokyo and experience this every day to an extent. It's worst when it rains.

24. Alannah
    April 26th, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    There is no way I could do that. I wonder if any uninformed foreigners start getting pushed around by these men and react with violence?

25. nerdkiller
    April 27th, 2008 at 12:51 am

    I am the pusher robot. I am here to protect you from the terrible secret of space.

26. Dean Venture
    April 27th, 2008 at 7:55 am

    off to the grainlots with ya's!

27. fool
    April 28th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    This is a pretty psychotic way of life.

28. Hirudin
    April 29th, 2008 at 6:57 am

    HAHAHAH!! That's unreal.

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