Otaku from across the nation pack the halls of Tokyo Big Sight for Japan’s biggest independent manga/anime art festival.
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Too many riders and not enough riders both cited as reasons for plan to charge visitors more than residents.
Test program could help Tokyo commuters go from crazy crowded commutes to simply very crowded commutes.
Timing of government’s extension of nationwide state of emergency could be contributing to worse commuting conditions.
Trio of events end at the same time, sending three huge fanbases to the same station.
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Being in the biggest city in Japan means you’re probably sharing the walkway with more people than you’d like, but here’s how to make things easier.
Tokyo’s trains are too crowded for just a top 10 list, and the worst is one that runs at almost double 100-percent capacity.
Even for Japan, this is a crazy rush hour scene.
Oddly beautiful to watch, yet hellish to be in.
Even with three station attendants shoving passengers in to pack them like sardines, this guy remains cool as a cucumber.
The tiny shaded part of each map represents half of the population.
This is not how anyone wants to start their day.
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