JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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In an OECD survey of 36 nations on people's perceptions of their living conditions, Japan ranked 21st in terms of quality of life; Australia, Norway and the U.S. were the top 3. What do you think of that?
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The Fukuoka mayor is banning public servants from drinking alcohol for a month; the Osaka mayor has declared war on tattoos on civil servants. What do you think of all this?
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some14some
Yes but do they have enough traffic?
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Jbizzle
Yes! I would think there would be an ample amount of traffic. With all the traffic coming from roppongi, shibuya, kabuki cho etc. Touts, workers, customers, partiers in my opinion would be enough to make it "profitable". One of the many reasons I moved out of the Tokyo, Yokohama area was because I had to drive my car if I went into the city and wasn't planning on staying out all night.
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Maria
It would be nice to have the subways run once an hour or so, between 1am and opening. Also, I like the idea of the night bus following the subway/local train route.
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sfjp330
With the difficulty in the economy, where is govenment getting the funds to run even one hour later at night and one hour earlier in the morning? It's just not going to happen.
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GW
taxi companies wont like that idea!!! thats the main reason they shut down, to give the taxis a monopoly for a few hrs each day to shut them up
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powsurfing
I think the trains should charge double after hours. This should offset the less numbers and higher pay that they would have to pay the Night Shift workers. The Taxi drivers can go to hell. they are the worst drivers and they sit all day in their cars while their engines keep running They should enforce the idling law with them....
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Osakadaz
2 or so hours extra would be nice.
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Betting
All night or least for a couple of extra hours would make my life so much easier.
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seesaw
every hour or so between 1 to 5 am...not necessarily on all lines. Perhaps for those lines connecting from entertainment districts. Saves us some taxi money...:)
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Altria
Yes'm
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KallyPygous
Yes.
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blvtzpk
Yes, but I agree with GW - the taxi drivers want this golden time (and money) to themselves. Not to mention the capsule hotels, saunas, 24 food joints and other "waiting for the first train" hangouts. I also agree a reduced timetable would be good to start off with, and then it be regulated over time, depending on demand. I seriously don't want to be sardined-in on a wee-small-hours train with reeking salarimen and other returning nomikai-ers.
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cactusJack
I think it is a good idea, only if they rename the lines during that time. Something like the "Vomit Line"..."Urine Line"..."Bad Breath Line"..."Excessive Perfume Line"..."Open Beer Can Line"..."Small Explosion Between the Legs Line"...
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JapanHusker
YES! Then the baseball games wouldn't have to end in a ridiculous tie!
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telecasterplayer
yep
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nisegaijin
yes, absolulutely... not that i use them a lot, but yes, that would be a good thing to do.
definetely more jobs and more options for people who work at nights.
in addition, i think it should be up to the companies running these trains to decide whether they want to operate at nights. government should have no say in this.
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Hephatsheput
No. This would lead to increases in immorality, partying, drinking, etc. People should go home early and be with their families.
The government needs to have the final say in this.
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Rodney_King
JT audience: Yes of course we want trains and subway to run all night...
Nobody will talk about night maintenance, rails checking, new rails installing all made while they sleep...Let's run trains and subway all night...
Next hypothetical Japantoday Have Your Say:
JT audience: japanese can't make good trains and japanese public transportation is overrated...
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hellhound
During weekends? Yeah!!!!
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AlfieJapanorama
Even just doing this on a Friday and Saturday night would make a huge difference but yes, the taxi companies would be in uproar. The main reason the trains dont run all night is to give business to companies who profit from them not running all night. It's daft that in a capital like Tokyo, unlike London, that there isnt at least some public transport [not taxis] available after 1am. London has its night buses. Tokyo has nothing except cabs. It's never made any sense to me but it makes perfect sense for those who profit from it and the politicians who are patronised by them.
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noborito
Ever see Odakyu line at the last train. Packed so full people pass-out. (O that starts at 10pm) So for 3 hours Odakyu packs the trains so full that people become ill. In the morning the same thing. Wouldn't it be nice to not be treated like pigs being transported to market. (O we wouldn't do that to our livestock.)
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dolphingirl
I think some trains and subways in central urban areas should run a little later; say til 2 or 2:30. Then perhaps have some all night buses in the more rural areas. That way at least you know you can get home (or get into the city) if you have to. I think this would be particulary helpful for those people working night shifts.
As for the late-night party-people, well, not a big concern really. People who are out all night will spend money so it's good for some businesses (restaurants, bars, clubs) so perhaps having to wait til first train is better. Plus, most people have sobered up by the time they get onto the morning train. If drunk people could take trains at all hours, I imagine things could get messy.
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ilcub76
Most people would rather the subways and trains run later, but I would prefer if they began earlier. When I have a 7:05 flight to Narita, I have to get a hotel in Fukuoka, since no train will get me into the city on time.
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flatearther
Yes, please. It would make my weekends so much easier if I could take a train home at 2 or 3 instead of waiting.
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GenevaMan
Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!
Missing the last train is always the first step on the way to the love hotel.
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isthistheend
Oh, definitely. Especially the "women only" trains. And they should allow men to ride those trains too, but only during the night time.
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inakaRob
@ Rodney_King: what in the world are you talking about. It makes absoutly no sense what so ever. Any machine that is used that much will break down. It happenes everywhere in the world. Japan is no exception. Plenty of countries... bascily all of them have some form or 24 mass transit, or a mass transit system that run much later. You can still do maintenance if you have an extra train or two to rotate. Obviously other countries manage. New York city manages JUST FINE!. and you dont have to run EVERY track, every train, every ten minutes 24 hours a day. I go go over a billion different systems that they could try to use to add SOME form of 24 mass transit. and Japanese system overrated?!?!?!?! sure maybe, but its still the best most reliable system in the world. why don't you do yourself a favor move to New Delhi, then you might ACTUALLY have something real to complain about.
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bdiego
As far as a policy idea, it costs a lot to run empty trains for 4 hours. I do think they could at least run 1-2 hours later than they do, but 24-hours tends to invite crime. New York's a good example of late night disaster.
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morriconelover
I think they should do a survey for which areas and how the economy can hang together. I lived around Osaka for one year, and it would definitely be a good idea to have at least 24 hour trains during friday and saturday. And buses should also run at least one or two hour longer. Usually the last trains are going one hour later than the last buses.
Of course on the other hand, a lot of taxi drivers would suffer from this.
and to @rodney_king: Compared to all of europe, Japanese railway system is among the most reliable. In europe i only experienced Switzerland to have something equivalent to an effective system.
In Denmark for example, the system is too expensive and too many breakdowns and delays.
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Mittsu
No. Trains not running is a great reason for someone to come back to my place to "rest".
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Farmboy
No. It would be a waste of money. Still...it would be nice if there were a bus at 11pm and one at 11:45 or so to all regions in every prefecture. In my area the last bus out from the station is about 9:45 on weekends...not good.
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DarkKnghtZ
Mittsu hit the nail on the head. Prior to being married, "oh shit you missed your last train" worked so often that it was almost a staple line.
Outside of that obvious HUGE plus, the people who live near the railways would probably appreciate at least the 4-6 hours (depending on location) they get of quiet. In addition, night pay would be a requirement and JR is already stingy enough as is.... not gonna happen.
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