Why Japan's Homeless are Nothing Like Your Country

Oriental Pearl
8 May 202412:08

Summary

TLDRビデオでは、37歳のホームレスであるロビンが、日本で低所得で働く若者たちの問題について語ります。日本は世界で最もホームレス率が低い0%と報告されていますが、実際には15,000人の若者がインターネットカフェに住み、河川沿いを避難する人々がいます。ロビンは不動産会社で働いていたが、収入が少なく不満を感じ、YouTubeチャンネルを始めました。しかし、成功は訪れず、現在もホームレスの生活を続けています。日本には、夏の暑さや冬の寒さ、蚊に悩まされるなど、生活環境が極端に厳しいホームレスの集団が存在します。彼らは政府の統計には計されず、見えざる貧困に苦しんでいます。このビデオは、日本経済の低迷、賃金の停滞、高齢化社会の影響を受ける若者たちへの注意を喚起します。

Takeaways

  • 🏙️ 日本は世界でホームレス率が最も低い国の一つとされていますが、実際には多くの人々がホームレスとして生活しています。
  • 👤 ロビンという37歳の日本人がホームレスとして生活しており、不動産会社で働いていた経験から、低所得とストレスを感じています。
  • 💼 日本では多くの若者が低所得で働いている状況が続いており、それが若年化したホームレスの増加につながっています。
  • 🏠 政府統計には反映されていないが、インターネットカフェに住む若者や都市から追い出されたホームレスの集団が存在しています。
  • 🛌 ホームレスは川沿いを生活する人々もおり、彼らは非常に悪い状況下で生きています。
  • 🛹 ロビンはスケートボードのYouTubeチャンネルを始め、成功を望んでいたものの、それがうまくいかずまだホームレスのままです。
  • 🚿 日本にはインターネットカフェ「ネットカフェ」があり、そこでは安く済ませてシャワーを浴びることができます。
  • 🌧️ 雨の日には市役所の入り口などにある屋根の下で過ごすこともありますが、夜遅くまで過ごす必要があります。
  • 🌡️ 夏は暑さ、蚊、冬は寒さなど、生活環境は非常に厳しいと感じています。
  • 🍜 フードバンクなどでは無料で食料を配布している場所もありますが、多くの人々がその存在を知らないようです。
  • 🌾 一部のホームレスは川沿いを耕して自給自足していますが、政府統計には反映されず、彼らは「存在しない」人々です。

Q & A

  • ロビンさんはどのくらいの期間ホームレスで生活していますか?

    -ロビンさんは1年1ヶ月間、ホームレスで生活しています。

  • 日本でホームレスはどれくらいの割合があるとされていますか?

    -日本は世界で最もホームレス率が低い国の一つとされており、0%とされていますが、実際はもっと多くの人々がホームレスです。

  • インターネットカフェに住む若者たちは日本でどれくらいいますか?

    -日本には約15,000人の若者がインターネットカフェに住んでおり、住所を持たず、どこか特定の場所に住んでいないとされています。

  • ロビンさんはなぜホームレスになりましたか?

    -ロビンさんは不動産会社で働いていたが、収入が低く、働いているにもかかわらずモチベーションと収入が一致しないため、うつ病にかかりホームレスになりました。

  • 日本の若者たちが苦しんでいる主な理由は何ですか?

    -日本の若者たちは低所得で働いているため苦しんでおり、過去30年間で日本の平均収入は増加していないため、生活はますます困難になっています。

  • ロビンさんはどのようにして清潔を保っていますか?

    -日本のインターネットカフェ「ネットカフェ」では無料でシャワーも利用できるため、そこで清潔を保っています。

  • 雨の日はどうやって過ごしますか?

    -雨の日は市役庁などの入り口の屋根の下に避難したり、閉館後に入り朝方に退出することで過ごします。

  • 日本の夏はどのくらい暑いですか?

    -日本の夏は非常に暑く、95°高温になることもあるとされています。

  • ロビンさんはどのようにして食事をとっていますか?

    -無料の食事を配る場所へ行ったり、カップ麺などを食べることで食事をとっています。

  • 日本のホームレス問題はどのようにして改善されると思われますか?

    -政府による支援や民間団体の活動を通じて、ホームレスの人たちを街から排除するのではなく、彼らを支援し、適切な住まいを提供することで改善されると思われます。

Outlines

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🏙️ 日本の隠れたホームレス問題

ロビンという37歳の日本人ホームレスが、不動産会社で5年間働きながらも収入が低く、生活が苦しい状況を語る。日本は世界でホームレス率が最も低い0%とされており、問題を解決したかのように見えるが、実際には15,000人の若者がアドレスを持ちせずインターネットカフェに住み、都市からの強制退去によって更远くの場所に移動している。東京外の多摩川沿いを訪れた際には、想像を絶するほどの酷い状況で生活している多くの若いホームレスに出会い、彼らは政府の統計には計上存在しない「目に見えないホームレス」と呼ばれる。

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🌡️ 夏の酷さと冬の厳しさ

日本の夏は非常に暑く、ホームレスは外での生活が極めて困難である。彼らはインターネットカフェ「ネットカフェ」を利用して無料のシャワーを利用し、時には市役所の入り口の屋根の下で過ごす。しかし、雨の日や寒さ、蚊、虫などの問題にも悩まされる。冬は服を増やすことができるが、夏は服を減らすことができないため、耐え難い暑さと湿度に苦しむ。さらに、彼らは森林深くに住む20年以上もホームレスとなっている人々と出会い、彼らは自給自足で生活しているが、政府の統計には含まれていない。

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🍜 フードバンクと無視される貧困

東京 新宿区でフードバンクが行われ、約200人の人々が無料で食事をもらっている。観光客たちはその列が何かを知らず、日本には貧困がないと誤解している。実際には若者を含む多様な層が貧困に苦しんでいる。ビデオでは、日本の経済の低迷、賃金の停滞、高齢化社会への依存が日本の将来に懸念を呼び起こす。また、若者にも貧困が蔓延しており、表面には見えないが実際には存在する問題であると指摘する。チャンネルの購読や動画の高評価を通じて、ホームレス支援に貢献するよう呼びかける。

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Keywords

💡ホームレス

ホームレスとは、家や住む場所を持たない人々を指します。ビデオでは、ホームレスが政府の統計にカウントされず、見えない存在として扱われることが強調されています。例として、多摩川のほとりに住む若いホームレスや、ネットカフェで生活する人々が紹介されています。

💡ネットカフェ

ネットカフェは、インターネットを利用できるカフェで、シャワーやドリンクが提供されることもあります。ビデオでは、多くの若いホームレスがネットカフェを利用していることが述べられており、これが彼らの生活の一部となっていることがわかります。

💡多摩川

多摩川は東京の外れにある川で、多くのホームレスがその河川敷で生活しています。ビデオでは、ここに住むホームレスの厳しい生活条件や長期間住み続ける人々の様子が描かれています。

💡日本の貧困問題

日本は世界でもホームレス率が低いとされていますが、実際には多くの貧困層が存在します。ビデオでは、若者を中心とした貧困問題が取り上げられ、低賃金や高い生活費が若者のホームレス化を招いていることが指摘されています。

💡政府の統計

政府の統計は、国のホームレス数を反映しない場合があります。ビデオでは、日本政府の統計がホームレスを正確にカウントしていないことが批判され、実際には多くのホームレスが存在することが明らかにされています。

💡不動産会社

不動産会社は、ビデオの主人公が以前働いていた職場であり、彼の低賃金と過酷な労働条件が彼をホームレスに追い込んだ要因の一つとして描かれています。

💡低賃金

低賃金は、日本の若者が直面する大きな問題です。ビデオでは、働いても生活が苦しい状況が描かれ、特に30年間賃金が上がらないことがホームレス問題の一因として挙げられています。

💡

鬱(うつ)は、ビデオの主人公が経験した精神的な問題で、仕事の過酷さと低賃金が原因であるとされています。これは多くの若者が直面する問題として描かれています。

💡若者のホームレス

若者のホームレスは、日本の新たな社会問題です。ビデオでは、特にインターネットカフェや多摩川のほとりに住む若いホームレスが紹介され、彼らの生活の厳しさが強調されています。

💡YouTuber

YouTuberとは、YouTube上で活動する動画投稿者です。ビデオの主人公はYouTuberとしての活動を試みますが、それが成功せず、依然としてホームレスのままであることが語られています。

Highlights

Robin, a 37-year-old Japanese man, shares his experience of homelessness despite working for 5 years at a real estate company.

Japan officially has a 0% homelessness rate, but there are actually thousands of young people living in internet cafes without addresses.

Homeless villages are being evicted from major cities and forced to live further out, with some living in terrible conditions along the Tama River.

Robin describes his makeshift sleeping setup using a skateboard and a bag as a pillow, and a sleeping bag for warmth.

He explains how he initially didn't feel safe while homeless but has since gotten used to it, finding a sense of home when he closes his sleeping bag.

Robin has been homeless for over a year and discusses the low income and high stress faced by young Japanese people, leading to homelessness.

There has been no increase in the Japanese average income in the last 30 years, with people working harder for less money.

Robin's attempt to change his situation by starting a skateboard YouTube channel did not prevent his homelessness.

In Japan, internet cafes (Netto Cafe) offer cheap access to unlimited drinks, free showers, and a place to stay, even if only for 30 minutes.

Robin talks about finding shelter under the roof of a city hall entrance when it rains, as an alternative to his usual outdoor sleeping spot.

He describes the challenges of dealing with heat, bugs, and the fear of dogs and people walking around his tent.

During summer, mosquitoes and heat strokes are common issues for those living outdoors.

Long-term homeless people by the Tama River have created self-sustaining communities, growing their own food and fishing in the river.

These long-term homeless individuals are not counted in government statistics and are essentially 'invisible'.

Robin encounters a large line of people waiting for free food in Shinjuku, which is a stark contrast to the nearby government building and tourist attractions.

The video highlights the growing number of young impoverished people in Japan, suggesting a concerning future for the country.

Robin only has two pieces of clothing, emphasizing the extreme minimalism required for his current lifestyle.

The video concludes with a call to action, encouraging viewers to donate to help homeless people in Japan and to subscribe to the channels for more content on this topic.

Transcripts

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my name is Robin I'm 37 I'm Japanese and

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I'm homeless so I was working at a real

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estate company for 5 years uh before and

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but I'm like working hard but my income

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is so low there's a lot more homeless

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people in Japan than Japan actually

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admits to you're not counted in the

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government statistics

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either you don't exist

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right as a country with 125 million

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people Japan boasts one of the lowest

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rates of homelessness in the world 0%

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which makes it seem as if Japan has

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solved the problem of homelessness

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entirely that is until you look a little

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bit

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closer there are some 15,000 young

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people that are living in internet cafes

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that do not have an address and do not

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live

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anywhere and Villages of homeless people

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that are evicted from the major cities

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and forced further and further out we

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found thousands of these people

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shockingly young along the Riverbanks of

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the Tama river outside of Tokyo living

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in the worst conditions you could

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imagine man this is like something out

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of a horror

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story this is a side of Japan you are

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not supposed to see the invisible

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homeless and then ear

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phone toothbrush

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okay one more time oh there you

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go so usually this is my set

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setup I put my skateboard in the side

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and and I use my bag for

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pillow and then I have my sleeping

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bag uh summer then I just maybe put on

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top or just like go like this do you

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feel safe outside you know it's funny

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first I don't feel safe and I got used

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to it already once I close this I can

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kind of feel like I'm

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home I got used to it how long have you

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been homeless one year and 1 month yeah

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why are so many young Japanese people

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suffering right now you know we have to

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work hard for like a low income there so

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I was working at a real estate company

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for 5 years uh before and I I got

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depressed like ubo is depress depression

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yeah and and the older people keep

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telling me you know you're too weak and

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and and then they telling me about their

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story that they used to work so hard and

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they're they're still happy and

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energetic but I feel like they get a lot

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of income at the same time so you're

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motivated I feel like I'll be the same

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right if I keep getting big income and

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then work hard I don't mind I feel like

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but I'm like working hard but my income

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is so low and that doesn't match the

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motivation so I think that's why my

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personal experience I feel like that's

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why a lot of young people um is stressed

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there has been no increase in the

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Japanese average income in the last 30

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years in fact it's kind of gone down so

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you're working just as hard for less

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money nobody can really buy a house

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they're all renting they're all paying

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high amounts for the deposit they're all

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working a lot of hours maybe days a week

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it's hard for young people in Japan

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right now I'm like should I quit and

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find new job or go all in on YouTube and

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then yeah and then I just went all in on

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YouTube so I'm doing skateboard YouTube

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channel right and I thought after I

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skate across Japan um I think

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everything's going to go good but it

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didn't go good yes uh yeah I'm still

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homeless yes I thought 100,000 followers

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your like stable YouTuber but apparently

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it's not without a house how do you stay

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clean how do you shower how do you brush

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your teeth uh in Japan we have this

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thing called internet cafe Netto Cafe um

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and they're kind of cheap too um you

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know you get unlimited drink and and you

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get you can you get free shower and it's

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like maybe if it's only for 30 minute

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you get it's like 600 Yen something like

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that today the weather's nice but what

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do you do when it rains sometimes T at

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the like a city hall there's like a

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little roof in the entrance so but that

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one I I have to like go there after it's

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closed maybe around like I'll go there

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like around 9 or 10 and then leave like

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4: or maybe 3: in the morning you're

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dealing with heat you're dealing with

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bugs you're dealing with cold you're

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dealing with um dogs walking around your

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tent people too yes that's scary that's

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scary and the summer what I hate too is

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uh there's so many mosquitoes and we

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when you just have one mosquito in your

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tent you can hear that kind of sound

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that you can't sleep too um you get like

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a minor heat stroke in the morning you

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get like little headache um and and then

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you just cannot sleep is like I I'll be

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like pretty like literally naked inside

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but like I still sweat like the inside

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is like moist uh like humid humid there

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you can you can always put on more

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clothes in the winter but you can't take

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anything off when you're down to nothing

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and then you're just hot and there's no

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air conditioner it's hard enough trying

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to survive this sweltering Japanese

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summer going between camping outside and

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resting in manga cafes but we also met

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much longer term homeless people by the

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Tama River living deep within the woods

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in some of the most shocking conditions

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you can imagine

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I hear the sound of a TV somebody's got

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a TV back

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here this is kind of crazy

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there's laundry over here this looks

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really organized

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look at how organized this

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is oh they've gotten an entire Farm

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[Music]

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it some of the people back here have

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been here here for over 20 years they

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were exiled from Tokyo and forced to

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move further out of the city where they

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now grow their own food they fish in the

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river and they wash their clothes there

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and none of these people are counted as

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homeless in the government

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statistics they don't

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exist W spider what it's a giant spider

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web man this is like something out of a

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horror

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story don't be going back here

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alone I did not sign up for snakes or

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spiders wow 95° outside right now can

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you imagine living out here no shower no

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running water they're in their 80s

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living out

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here and they've been out here for at

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least 15 years at least since the Japan

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Kingdom Builders started this program

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it's just crazy they built their

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themselves an entire Farm on this land

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it's kind of crazy and for Japanese

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homeless people that have escaped being

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evicted from the city the situation

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downtown wasn't much

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better so over here you have all the

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tourist line signed up to go up to the

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government building in Shinjuku and they

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probably have no idea that right next to

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them is a giant line of 200 people for

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free food they probably think this is

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some kind of event but it's

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not it really feels like we've uh gone

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to the city's Underground on top of us

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there's the government building and all

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the high ranking government officials

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and now we are down in the bows of the

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city where they're handing out free food

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to people struggling and then you have a

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mix of tourists that are here just not

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really knowing what's going on and they

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see a big line of 200 people they

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probably have no idea they're giving out

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free food cuz of course hey there's no

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poverty in Japan right but I'm making

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this video to point out that what you

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see is probably not what you think it is

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in a lot of cases especially around

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downtown Shinjuku various Parks there's

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quite a lot of homeless people and some

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of them I'm shocked to see are very

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young men which is uh concerning cuz

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normally it's just elderly men but

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there's a lot of young men out here too

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between the decline in the Japanese

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economy stagnant wages and a rising

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elderly population that is increasingly

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dependent on government Aid the future

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of Japan is not looking very hopeful

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especially with the rising number of

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very young impoverished people people in

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this country but just because you can't

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see it on the surface doesn't mean it

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doesn't exist just like our friend

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here I didn't see clothes in your bag

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how many clothes do you have so just

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just one the one I'm wearing and the and

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just one more that's that's it just two

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that's bare minimum yeah can you imagine

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doing this at

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70

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no it's hard enough to do this at 37 but

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for those guys we're trying to get them

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off the streets and into housing and you

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we'll continue to take on topics like

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this so thank you so much for your time

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I appreciate it thank

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you yeah bone

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M it's better than the family Mark

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chicken right yes better than family my

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chicken better than

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Su and cuple cup noodles yes yes for

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sure if you like this video I guarantee

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