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2026-04-28 12:48 UTC
@promovicz @phocks @MelissaBearTrix Living in “tiny rooms” has been a norm in Japan since WWII. I didn’t say there were no “poor Japanese.” There are no “slums” that fit the English definition of the word in Japan. I lived & worked in Japan for ten years & visit with my Japanese family every year. I’m quite sure I have a grasp of how Japanese society is functioning at any given time.
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@promovicz@chaos.social 2026-04-28 12:50
@SydneyJim @phocks @MelissaBearTrix I don't see how "living there" would necessarily connect people with those realities - let alone in Japan, where personal problems are shunned as non-conformity. Most Germans don't have a clue about our social "slums" - and they're less "slum" than a favela, but still socially disadvantaged as heck. Check out the doc, it's really good!