Mysterious "Chuden Disease" - Drivers on Chuo and Sobu Line Local Trains Falling Sick: Asahi Shimbun Digital

The term "Nakadenbyo" (Chuden Disease) is being whispered among JR drivers in the Tokyo metropolitan area. There have been a series of overruns on local trains on the Chuo and Sobu lines (Mitaka-Chiba) due to drivers' poor physical condition, and the driver's workplace (the former Nakano Train Depot)...