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The congestion during commuter rush hours still poses a serious problem
in metropolitan areas. To solve this problem, it is necessary to enhance the
railway transport capacity and to promote "Off-Peak Commuting" through the introduction
of staggered office hours and the flextime system on the part of enterprises.
For this purpose, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry
of Transport are holding meetings of the "Council for Promotion of Comfort in
Commuting" consisting of the representatives of the economic and labour circles.
Meetings of the "Marunouchi and Ohtemachi Area Subcouncil" and the "Shinjuku
Area Subcouncil" are also being held. In this way, the Ministry works hard to
promote off-peak commuting with the help of the private sector.
The Ministry of Transport has begun a campaign for off-peak commuting, putting
up posters calling for off-peak commuting at railway stations and in the trains
in Tokyo metropolitan areas, in time for the winter-time commuter congestion
due to extra layers of clothes. In March 1994, the Ministry held the "Seminar
for Promotion of Comfort in Commuting" to urge directly company personnel sections
to promote off-peak commuting. In addition, the Ministry decided to develop
campaigns at stations and hold seminars, designating November as "Comfortable
Commuting Promotion Month". The Ministry also designated November 24 as "Off-peak
Commuting Promotion Day" to place special emphasis on promoting off-peak commuting.
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