App helps pregnant women get seats on Tokyo metro


Printing and IT firm Dai Nippon has been testing the 'match-making' app for pregnant subway users this week on one of Japan's key lines, in conjunction with Tokyo Metro and the Line messaging app company. – EPA pic, December 12, 2017.

PREGNANT women struggling to bag a seat on the famously packed Tokyo subway could find their salvation in a new app connecting them with nearby passengers willing to give up their coveted perch.

The digital match-making app being trialled this week on the metro aims to overcome two problems especially prevalent in Japan: passengers generally have their nose buried in their phones, and talking is strictly frowned upon.


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