Slide 2

Japan is a very famous developed country with its population density. Beside that, Japan is
also the busiest country. For them, live to work, and work for life.

Around 6am-8am and around 3pm-6pm is the rush hour where the train station is full of
people. Because mostly, people in Japan uses train instead of bus or their own vehicle.

Slide 3

this condition makes the train station in Japan becomes very crowded. And the fact is,
passengers always force themselves to get into the train.

Slide 4

To organize passengers, the station has recruited the services of a 'Passenger Pusher' called
Oshiya

Oshiya comes from “osu” which means push, and “ya” which means job.
every rush hour, Oshiya is ready to help passengers who are difficult to get into the train.

(Slide 4 Picture 1 )Oshiya wil push passengers until the train door can be closed.

Slide 5 JOB DESC before Video

The oshiya worker itself is taken from a society who trusted by the agency to carry
out this work.

Oshiya is also given a special uniform and look very neat. They were dressed in clean
white and gloves.

Oshiya’s jobs include :

Checks the security of platforms and passengers before the train arrives.
Observe the departure or the arrival of passengers as the train arrives.
They help passengers to find a place that is still quite relieved.
When the train door closes, they make sure no one or stuff is wedged in the door.
Prevent the person who forced to get into the train when conditions are not possible.
Oshiya also served to prohibit passengers who forced entry when the train was very
full.
After making sure all doors are closed, they fly flags or lights at the machinist, as the
sign of the train circuit is safe to depart.

Slide 5 After Video Ends, and click Salary

Oshiya is not permanent workers, they are only part-time workers. For oshiya salary itself is
above US $ 700 per day.

Slide 6 Before “Now”

Oshiya has also existed in New York, though not as an official profession, as same as Oshiya.
In 1918, security officers were deployed to push passengers into the train. Two years later,
the profession as a pusher of passengers became famous all over the world
Slide 6 After clicked “NOW”

However, according to CNN News, The Richest, gizmodo.com, and other sources, Oshiya in
Japan is now very rare. This is because the train transportation is rapidly growing. The
Japanese government is very active in overcoming the problem of public traffic jams. So
through the 1940s, Oshiya was a memory.
Now train in Japan already has sufficient number of facilities so that the passengers do not
need to be pushed by Oshiya at any time, because just wait 1-2 minutes later train will
come.

Thats all, Thankyou.