I lived in Japan for 5 years and took two trains to school every day. The only time we EVER had a delay was due to a suicide.

The trains ran on time (within 15 seconds) and the doors opened exactly where they always did on the platform. Sure it got crowded (those people you have seen pushing people onto the trains on Youtube do actually push you on) but no one complained as they were doing what they did every day.

If the Japanes can do it why cant we?