Comments on: 24-Hour Subway in Tokyo? http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/ SNOW is a Tokyo-based online magazine featuring news and guest columns covering the cultural landscape of Tokyo/Japan. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:24:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jean Snow http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Jean Snow Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:19:34 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-61 True, I can't imagine that taxi companies would be very happy with this situation. But then again, if this is only limited to those lines, then you figure that people will still need to use taxis (because the lines won't be enough), and there will be more people during the middle of night in need of them (since they won't be waiting until 5am to take a train home). And thanks for the suggestions on editing comments. I definitely don't want to take the round of having readers subscribe to the system. True, I can’t imagine that taxi companies would be very happy with this situation. But then again, if this is only limited to those lines, then you figure that people will still need to use taxis (because the lines won’t be enough), and there will be more people during the middle of night in need of them (since they won’t be waiting until 5am to take a train home).

And thanks for the suggestions on editing comments. I definitely don’t want to take the round of having readers subscribe to the system.

]]> By: Phillip http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Phillip Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:46:22 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-55 I forgot to add but then you would have to have subscribed users. Or you could use one of the plugins like comment-xt or the ajax comment plugins. But back to topic at hand, this was talked about quite some time ago as well for opening up 24hours on certain lines.. I really can't see this happening as the Taxi union is quite powerful. They blocked it last time as far as I remember being told. I forgot to add but then you would have to have subscribed users. Or you could use one of the plugins like comment-xt or the ajax comment plugins.

But back to topic at hand, this was talked about quite some time ago as well for opening up 24hours on certain lines.. I really can’t see this happening as the Taxi union is quite powerful. They blocked it last time as far as I remember being told.

]]> By: Phillip http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Phillip Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:27:45 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-54 Wordpress does allow you to edit you comments if the user is logged in and allowed to edit the comment. See: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/edit_comment_link Wordpress does allow you to edit you comments if the user is logged in and allowed to edit the comment. See:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/edit_comment_link

]]> By: Jean Snow http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Jean Snow Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:54:33 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-45 Working later, definitely, that's something I could see Japanese company's take advantage of... Poor salarymen... Max, sorry, but that's not something that Wordpress can let you do (only admins can edit comments). Working later, definitely, that’s something I could see Japanese company’s take advantage of… Poor salarymen…

Max, sorry, but that’s not something that Wordpress can let you do (only admins can edit comments).

]]> By: Marc Weidenbaum http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Marc Weidenbaum Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:34:58 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-44 > it may help more businesses than it hurts. Oh, definitely -- economically, they may prosper. As the quasi-curfew subsides, the Tokyo night might become more like Manhattan's, with a variety of more self-imposed cut-offs for varying subsets of society. I'm wondering what that change will be like culturally. I also wonder if the all-night trains will mean people will feel pressure to work even later than they had in the past. > it may help more businesses than it hurts.

Oh, definitely — economically, they may prosper. As the quasi-curfew subsides, the Tokyo night might become more like Manhattan’s, with a variety of more self-imposed cut-offs for varying subsets of society. I’m wondering what that change will be like culturally.

I also wonder if the all-night trains will mean people will feel pressure to work even later than they had in the past.

]]> By: max hodges http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-40 max hodges Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:11:05 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-40 Jean, can't you make it so we can EDIT our comment if we mis-post a typo? i.e. like Flickr does--and like Facebook doesn't... Jean, can’t you make it so we can EDIT our comment if we mis-post a typo? i.e. like Flickr does–and like Facebook doesn’t…

]]> By: max hodges http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-39 max hodges Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:09:54 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-39 >There is a strata of businesses that exist to support an individual who misses his or her last train. Well, it may help more businesses than it hurts. If the trains ran through the night, rather than rushing hope at midnight, people may spend more time out with friends, and spend more money in bars, restaurants, karaoke, donkihote, SM clubs, etc. >There is a strata of businesses that exist to support an individual who misses his or her last train.

Well, it may help more businesses than it hurts. If the trains ran through the night, rather than rushing hope at midnight, people may spend more time out with friends, and spend more money in bars, restaurants, karaoke, donkihote, SM clubs, etc.

]]> By: Marc Weidenbaum http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Marc Weidenbaum Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:02:24 +0000 http://snow-mag.com/2010/02/24-hour-subway-in-tokyo/#comment-37 Very interesting -- seems like this could have significant cultural ramifications in Tokyo. So much nightlife -- from concert start times to meal schedules to general social interactions -- is predicated on that "train home" cut-off time, which can have the feel of a mass curfew. There is a strata of businesses that exist to support an individual who misses his or her last train. I also wonder how they would adjust to this development. Very interesting — seems like this could have significant cultural ramifications in Tokyo.

So much nightlife — from concert start times to meal schedules to general social interactions — is predicated on that “train home” cut-off time, which can have the feel of a mass curfew.

There is a strata of businesses that exist to support an individual who misses his or her last train. I also wonder how they would adjust to this development.

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