Japanese want to work from home more, to avoid ‘tsukin jigoku’ (commuter hell)

‘Tsukin jigoku’ (commuter hell) is what the Japanese call the daily rush hour traffic on public transport. Photo: dpa

Crowded Tokyo train stations where rail staff push more and more commuters onto already packed trains have become a familiar, if somewhat cliched, image of life in Tokyo to many around the world.

Tsukin jigoku – commuter hell – is what the Japanese call the daily rush hour traffic on public transport in the world’s largest conurbation.