Post #2096226
2026-04-28 10:05 UTC
@phocks @MelissaBearTrix There are no slums or shanty towns anywhere in Japan. Strict building regulations, strong infrastructure, and relatively low levels of extreme urban poverty have prevented that kind of widespread informal settlement from developing. There are pockets of poverty and temporary sheltering along some railways and in parks. But no shanty towns or slums. So no, not every country.
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@phocks@bne.social 2026-04-28 10:16
@SydneyJim @MelissaBearTrix luckily they actually dealt with the underlying problem of inequality and distribution
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@promovicz@chaos.social 2026-04-28 12:28
@SydneyJim @phocks @MelissaBearTrix This is plain untrue. Japan has serious problems with its social system that parallel those in Germany, and there are many people in Japan who are effectively "working poor", and who live in tiny rooms that are effectively slums. Check out the documentary "Japan: A Story of Love And Hate" from 2008.