TOKYO: Japan's famously diligent workers spend more hours at the office than employees in almost any other country. But to avoid traffic chaos at ...
TOKYO: Japan's famously diligent workers spend more hours at the office than employees in almost any other country. But to avoid traffic chaos at next year's Olympics, authorities have a message: Stay home.
Experts expect a 10 per cent rise in passengers on trains, and a 20 per cent increase in express highway users, which could result in lengthy delays and even dangerous crowding.Railway operators are planning to put more trains into service but"railway transportation is already at full capacity during the rush hours from 7 to 9am", Yamasaki told AFP.
Officials hope the campaign will show firms that employees can actually"work even more effectively" when they stay home, she added.FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings are displayed in front of the construction site of the New National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, during a media opportunity in Tokyo, Japan July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
"I can work effectively since you don't have to pick up telemarketer calls here," she said in her quiet, neat living room. He is among the loudest voices urging authorities to take serious measures to tackle Olympic traffic, warning of potentially"fatal congestion" in railway stations if action is not taken."This is a chance to make telework a legacy of the Games that will take root" in Japanese society, Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said in a recent forum to promote flexible work.
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