Tokyo Confidential

Jan 31, 2022 • S01 E02 • 00:17:18

Parts I and II of our look at the psychology that goes in to the planning and operation of Japanese rail stations, combined into a single episode.Support the Show.

Jan 31, 2022 • S01 E02 • 00:06:45

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Jan 25, 2022 • S01 E02 • 00:10:33

It takes more than physical engineering for Japan's rail stations to carry out the smooth transport of some 13 billion passenger trips each year. 

Rail station design is a master class in "Nudge Theory" at work, perhaps most n...

Jan 01, 2022 • S01 E01 • 00:08:05

Take a train in any Japanese city and it is impossible to miss: rail employees in crisp uniforms pointing smartly at an array of buttons, knobs and dials. 

It is "shisa kanko" - pointing-and-calling - an industrial safety technique...

Jan 01, 2022 • S01 • 00:03:13

Tokyo Confidential is a weekly podcast examining the lesser-seen history, culture and trains of the world's most interesting city.

Based on articles in the New York Times, CityLab, Globe and Mail, Atlas Obscura and other publications, e...