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Transport

Trains, buses, taxis, and moving politely in crowded spaces.

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  1. Transport Critical

    The Train-Door Dance — queue, let them out, then board

    Japanese trains run a tight choreographed door routine — line up at the marked spots, wait for every single person to exit, then file in. Miss the rhythm and you become the main character in everyone's silent disapproval.

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  2. Transport

    Silent Trains — why your ringtone is the loudest thing in the car

    Japanese trains and buses run on a shared understanding — keep voices low, phones on silent (called "manner mode"), no calls, no audio leak. Break it and you won't get yelled at. You'll just feel thirty strangers' polite not-looking. Worse than a telling-off.

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