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The Homeless In Japan

It's quite an interesting phenomenon, to see the homeless people who live by the river or in hidden corners in the city. Coming from Sydney I am not shocked or surprised to see homeless people trying to survive in some forgotten corner of the city. I am... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Thu, Jun 05 2008

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23 Dec 07 visit Homeless in Ueno  »  YouTube videoHomeless people living in underpasses in Tokyo
28 Dec 08 visit Picture of the Day › Homeless  »  Japan Today Homeless people have set up tents along the Sumida River in Tokyo.
04 Apr 08 visit National › No. of homeless in Japan falls to 16,000  »  Japan Today About 16,000 homeless people were living in parks, on riverbanks and in other locations throughout the nation as of January 2008, down 2,500 from the…
11 Sep 07 visit Big Issue Foundation to support, train homeless people  »  Japan Times The publisher of the Japanese version of the Big Issue, a self-support magazine for the homeless that started in Britain, said Monday it has set up a Big Issue Japan Foundation to help homeless... Read more . . .
31 Aug 08 visit Kuchikomi › There are 'rich' homeless and 'poor' homeless  »  Japan Today If times are hard for the working and domiciled population, imagine how pinched the homeless are. “In the old days,” Weekly Playboy (Sept 8) hears…
27 Apr 07 visit Homeless jet-setter brings life, hope to scores  »  Japan Times
A little over a year ago, composer and songwriter Joseph (Joe) Curiale had a residence in Hollywood with a flashy car parked in front. Now he is technically homeless. A homeless jet-setter, he jokes. Read more . . .

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