Japan has launched a national exercise to encourage tens of thousands of commuters to work from home.
Japan has launched a national exercise to encourage tens of thousands of commuters to work from home.
The country is trying to ease rail and road congestion before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reform the country’s workaholic culture.
About a quarter of the population of 127 million live in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.
The congested megalopolis thus faces a serious need to ease rush-hour crowds to accommodate tourists for the Olympics.
The public-private „Telework Day“ involved about 60,000 workers at more than 900 companies, organisations and government offices, according to the internal affairs ministry.
They worked from home, skipping their usual habit of commuting in notoriously packed trains or driving personal cars to the office.
The ministry had no figures to break down participation by region but most of those involved are believed to be in Tokyo.
