Tokyo Train Riots: Passengers destroy trains & stations in Tokyo.
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Tokyo and the rest of Japan were struck by major railway strike which resulted in many train services canceled over many days. The people on Tokyo’s Takasaki Line had had enough of the three hour train journeys to work. On the day of March 13th 1973 Tokyo’s train commuters were pushed and for the rest of the day they went on a riot which destroyed train stations, trains and the railway line itself.
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I had to watch this video twice, just to make sure that I was hearing this story correctly! I am so surprised that this happened in Japan! Great videos, excellent research, and terrific information. I have watched them all. Thank you for sharing this strange day in Tokyo history!
Thanks for the kind words, Taylor Mack. Yeah, Tokyo commuter riots doesn't sound quite right at first. But yeah, when I found this story I knew I had to tell it. For me I'd traveled along the Takasaki Line many times, so it was really weird visualizing these events on that crazy day.
Well researched and interesting story. Japan in the 70s was definitely a different place it is now...
@Yolande Fenestro it sure was a lot of unrest. It's hard to visualize the people of Tokyo being capable of violence like this.
Yeah there is a overcrowding problem there.
@@JapaneseHistoryDid trains have to run express as a result?
There’s a reason why JR and other Japanese rail services are obsessed with having on time trains and service efficiency lol
lol, yeah don't mess with the Japanese when they're trying to get to work.
Japanese people are very Calm, Cool, and Collected people unless they snap once in a while for a reason.
saying from experience btw
Very true CodingWithAsad. After two weeks of transport disruption that was enough to push them over edge.
@@JapaneseHistoryWhen did that riot stop?
For me this is very surprising and more that they involve Japanese in the almost contemporary age because it paralyzed an entire train line and almost the entire railway network of Japan as well as between the decades of the 80s and 90s the disturbances of not building the new airport near tokyo and now I see that Japan is a country like any country in the world with its internal problems
Yes Je suis. I think the Japanese people in the 50s, 60s, 70s, were quite violent when compared to todays Japanese people. During those early decades there were many violent protest on a whole range of subjects where property like universities and train stations were damaged by fire and vandalism.
I can't think of any riots or vandalism on a large scale in recent time through.
@@JapaneseHistory I think, Japanese people became more culturally developed and civilized with the developing of country after 70s, 80s. For example, people in South Korea also were more violent and chaotic in 70s-90s(Gwanju riot, many riots in Seoul, Jeju island riots in these years). But, now, South Korean society is highly developed and civilized like Japanese and other Western countries(US, Europe).
Yes I agree it was a period of change for Japanese. I can't remember a single riot since the 1980s. I would say the Japanese in the 50s to the 70s were as violent as the BLM protesters in the US of recent times.
What a F'en sick story. Love it!
Is this authentic footage from that day ?!
Yeah, insane story, so out of character for the Japanese people of today. The footage is authentic, however it was from two days, 13 March 1973, but also 26 April 1973. On April 26 a much large riot occurred for the same reasons. On that day all the big stations in Tokyo were effected like Ueno, Shibuya and Shinjuku so the footage is a blend of both. I didn't know about the second riot until much later.
I'd rather stand next to the doors.
Yes same. At least one side of you won't be crushed against people.
Another great and a side of Japan that I trust will never repeat itself. I wonder what moves JNR made (or perhaps what privatization did) to deliver better job satisfaction and eliminate the possibility of a strike happening again .
It's a great question @businessbuilding1. I don't know the answer to that as I was only really researching the events on this single day. At least in the short term the problems weren't resolved as the people of Tokyo went on a bigger rampage on the 26 April 1973 after this one and I believe that that there was strike action all the way through the 1970s. But yes, at some point there must of been a cultural change with JNR or later on with the private operator as these sort of things are unheard of and the system has a reputation the world over for being so efficient.
I shared your post with FB group called the Japanese Railway Society and it's been gaining a lot of interest. You would be a great asset to this group and there are about 2000+ members
@@businessbuilding1 Thank you so much, businessbuilding1. Thank you for supporting the channel by spreading the word. Much appreciated. I'll have a look on FB. 😀👍🙏
@@JapaneseHistory I only share things that I consider valuable information and you consistently go above and beyond. I just wish you could produce videos more often but I do know the amount of work and hours you put into these vids. Your Akiba Station is one of my favourite
Thank you. I'm exploring shorter formats at the moment in the hope I can make more videos.
Did not know this was possible in Japan!
Yeah I hear ya. Couldn't believe it myself. While researching this I found many other occasions where the people of Tokyo went on a rampage for different reasons. It's like everyone settled down in the 1980s lol.
When did Rapid Urban service begin, just to help with passenger loads?
Nice video
Thanks
You spelled RIOT wrong btw
@@bumb.wingman Riot Riots Same thing
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Great history for UK RMT union today
Really what happened?
4,000 people for a jampacked 10-car 103 series trainset? Never heard of this. This is even exceed 25% of max. capacity of 11-car E235 series Yamanote Line trainsets
Apparently the 165 series used in the Takasaki Line in the 1970s could take 913 passengers before hitting max capacity. So at around 4,000 people onboard it must of been really packed that day hence the riot.
Lmao I would fight to not be on the train, not the other way around.
I hear ya. But I guess for some people not going to work ment not getting paid. A lot of the people on this line lived 50 to 100km from Tokyo city center and with no car they had no choice.
@@JapaneseHistory Yeah, I know. I used to take the Yamanote Line daily, but I always skipped trains that were too full. Since they run every 4 minutes it doesn‘t really matter and eventually there will come one that‘s not as full as the previous ones. I guess it was different back then lol.
Yeah, In 2018 I seen the famous train pushers in action at Roppongi's Oedo Line. It was like 10pm at night and peak hour people going home from work.
Well, this is why you don't wanna anger the Japanese mob.
Yeah I hear ya. Once they reach breaking point they do let off some steam. I'm not aware of any recent mob attacks though.