'The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the photographer to go away,' reads the description on Wolf's website.

Eleven million commuters use Tokyo's transport network every morning, with suburban and subway trains reliably packed to the brim from first light to late morning.

It is a sign that Tokyo's tsukin jigoku [commuting hell] has grown steadily out of hand that the railway companies have employed white-gloved oshiya (pushers) to shove passengers into carriages since 1955.

Regular commuters have become deft at performing what is known as the Tokyo pirouette, which allows them to slide into the carriage and then stand without having to make eye contact with those who have moved aside.

Scuffles between frustrated commuters have become more and more common, while notorious chikan [subway molesters] take advantage of the overcrowding to fondle fellow passengers.

Passengers are well trained in using whatever they have on them - bags, briefcases and umbrellas, for example - to fight for space. Police have reported a massive rise in 'commuter incidents' - injuries and assaults.

(Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

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(Agencies)

如果你觉得自己的上班路上太拥挤，不妨想想东京地铁上的乘客。车厢内挤得像沙丁鱼罐头一样，汗臭和幽闭的车厢让人几乎无法呼吸，更不用说自如走动了。

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