[bryanrasmussen]

yes, because we are measuring how satisfied the people will be with their living arrangements not how fast the trains are. As a person I don't care if the train is fast or slow I care how long it takes me to get home - if it takes me 1 hour to get home with a slow train or 1 hour with a fast train it is the same to me - I live 1 hour from work.

[quickthrower2]

Almost. Take reliability of trains into account too. If you are physically closer you have backup options (buses, other trains, bicycle perhaps!). Sydney has such slow transport that if you need to make connections it can be quicker to cycle the same distance. The UK people live not just in suburbs but entirely different cities to commute to London, but using trains that if they go wrong - and they will - it’ll be long and/or expensive commute that day.

[bryanrasmussen]

> Sydney has such slow transport that if you need to make connections it can be quicker to cycle the same distance.

I believe that would come under the time to get home calculation. Aside from that all these other points would seem to be to Japan's benefit.

[skhr0680]

> Take reliability of trains into account too.

I think it's fair to say that Japan is the country in the world with the most reliable trains

[lillecarl]

Switzerland, but Japan is up there indeed!