http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/11/arts/michael-wolf-photography/
Compressed passengers on the train are depicted as the specific to Japan.
But, we can see crowded trains like this at least in Seoul, Bangkok, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Beijing from my experience.
And, tall estates are also taken up as the symbol of Hong Kong. But, now that tall estates could be seen in rapidly developing cities around the world, it's becoming common landscape.