It is very funny, when I visited Japan for Asakusa walking, I got to see on the banks of the river many houses made of cardboard, even to be homeless the area was very clean and tidy. Nothing compared as here in Mexico, that surprised me a lot.

Rovers first world!

Another curious thing was that when it comes to Kobe and I lost, log into an area much like the City, dirty, slightly dangerous and very many stray, even had a kind of easy parking lot where there were like 50 vagrants.
I really like to know that side of Japan, it's funny, one imagines hard working and clean but I saw no.

Esque truth I had never heard of this in any blogs on japan, and I personally had never thought about it, even to be honest I thought that in a country as economically advanced as Japan would maybe a bum for every ten miles square XDD. But seriously, now watching the video, and image, I can see the misery in which they live some Japs. But anyway they are or at least seem much more orderly and decent Rovers Spain here, even noticing that of the orange sweatshirt has to clean socks XD, and do not seem to be the typical boxes then left where they asleep, is collecting all the time to go.
good apart from the issue of the homeless, and going to the cybercafes, Ale, put a post on cybercafes, for if you want to make you idea such as cybercafes there you have the link: http://www.pepinismo.net/ sleeping-on-a-manga-kissa cyber-cafe-internet /

An interesting entry Alain, thanks

Alain interesting, I read every day and is most informative and interesting I've read in a long time. Knew all this. A greeting.

It is a fact that the Japanese economy is declining. Fewer and fewer scholarships to come to Japan and increasingly down over the salary they offer.

Two weeks ago I stayed overnight in Hakata Station (Fukuoka) because I went to lay off some friends but his plane was leaving at 7 am and did not want to spend on hotel or walk to an internet (we had 4 bags of 30kg c / u). There were many homeless sleeping in cardboard boxes (in my town there are none). No one says anything until about 5.30am passing a cop to wake them, so when you get people to use trains during the day, and many are not homeless.
Besides, we met other funny people, some who were leaving the bar. Even a Japanese girl who spoke English well (a rare thing lol). He also danced a little break-dancing with some kids who grab the station as its ballroom.

Well, what surprises me about the homeless do not ask for any money. Once I saw someone taking home enough food for a convini, which he has passed the expiration date. What more do to survive but to ask for money?

Well, I was also told that the Japanese themselves beggars can not ask for money, but it is false, at the Shinjuku station, buying a metro ticket, but at about 6 pm, talking in English I asked for one, I did not think anything (it is possible that at that time had more money than me), I guess they are ashamed to ask the Japanese themselves and prefer to do with foreigners, many magazines devoted to collecting trains and then sell the output stations (in the same output Shinjuku subway was put one)
I did not see faces of disgust, but if I saw an indifference to larger than that of Spain, in the subway ran at an average rate shot up the stairs As long as you went around the world, but then when I was gone a while (would a guard).

It is certainly a very interesting topic to talk about, because in a country like Japan very few people are expected to be poor, and that they do not ask for money and spend the nights in the internet cafe and look for work, I think a big difference between Spain and Japan

Thanks Alain, has been very interesting ^ ^

Still do more than in Spain ... true that in Japan shows very little difetencia between classes, for what is a capitalist society.

Hi, interesting post about vagabonds in Japan.
We all know that the Japanese have very strict rules in general with everything. And one of my least favorite is this. Never have I considered that vagabonds in Japan, as elsewhere should any, but it never occurred to me on that. It's a little sad to see and feel all sorts of bad feelings the Japs, they pass in front of these fellow citizens, if a penalty.
Could you put the video subtitled?, Ie, I ask you what subtituleis, so at least we learn that speak specifically. Thanks and regards.

Hello, I love this theme .. and well, unfortunately for some reason these people ended up in this situation and sad that society and the government itself discriminates, instead of helping ... We all deserve a sgunda or third chance, nobody's perfect ... .

I found your blog today, seeking ways to read and write Japanese in my computer, because I had not really gave me some slack every thing, since I have no xp cd .. @ _ @ .. but hey I'm downloading a disk image.
Anyway.
The point is that I really liked your blog and look forward to reading, you put very good and interesting topics like this.
In my country [[Chile]] .. There is also considerable poverty, and that the stigma of being poor, homeless, not just exist in Japan but around the world, with more or less rigidity, but mostly there is much indifference or criticism rather than real solutions.
Be well.
Greetings:)

It's funny ... why being homeless are mobile?

In Japan, on Sunday came a lot of ads on various types of work within the newspaper.
If you read well, you will see that not all jobs require people with university degree.
From what I've seen, almost all are young, and are much more likely than older, so I think that those who come on TV are not really homeless. Those who really need government assistance are other people, the true homeless, not those who feel homeless.
Besides, I do not trust much in that kind of TV show (because I have a relative who works in the media)
Review of a Japanese
Greetings.

I guess I need the phone to call them from the factory to download frozen pigs twice a week, and that sort of thing.

And of course there are more homeless homeless than that.

It's a bit pathetic to talk about homeless cleaner than in Spain, this type of blog sin of thinking that everything is better in Japan, there are things we do and things you do not like it. To say that you prefer a poor Japanese because it is cleaner is very strong.

Everywhere there is everything, as there are poor poorer, there are poor dirtiest, ugliest, most rude, etc ... As people go, that after all is what they are.

Another thing to talk about poor to ask for money and poor people with mobil and the issue of pofres in Japan is more favorable because there are these types of premises (cyber cafes) that while not directed specifically to them are doing wonderfully well and I take a lot out. Here the alternative is the cashier.
Now I say that coming out in the documentary are not the poor poorer far, we think that all poor people are like, no, the poor "real" those who pass ambre, or no possibility of having mobile or take refuge in a cyber often.

Everywhere they boil beans in Japan too.

Best regards,
Ury :)

I freaking me stay where the amount that had been in Harajuku park near the wheel that is more or less in the middle, there were about 20 or so, but if I'm honest and watched us.

I like Ale phones are the same terminal can only receive calls and reported them in a company to count on them when necessary.

A greeting!

Beggars are everywhere, however rich the country, it seems a bit utopian to think that in a country rich or advanced there should be no social problems, when in Japan there are many social problems, but I think that in Spain, which are more educated that we do not release them (I say encantandome Japanese culture)

PS: I feel a little stronger than alainkun based on what we discussed in this blog referencing kirai, who may know the same thing as me ...

Nora: The video is not the poorest, but the station seems to be yes.
It seems to have mobile in order to find work.

Guy: Where have you read that I have spoken of clean or how dirty they are? Discuss this topic is to speak well in Japan? hahha.
The poorest are those who have spoken on the station and which have a picture.

Danieru: I do not know what it Kirai Japan that your not a chance. The issue came at the economic gap between rich and poor that is supposed to be lower than in other countries.

I think through the mobile is not the only way to find work ... so young they are.
And another thing that I noticed, the girl of 18, looking for work through the internet, so I think that mobile is not a business, because if so, does not have to be looking for work in another company . Then would have to have a mobile for every company, no?
And those who are sleeping in the station, it may be that some are poor, but not quite, true homeless are not like that. And some get to sleep that way because they could not catch the last train back to their homes, and do not want to spend money in an internet cafe. They look very clean, and have backpack.
Greetings.

Yes, I've never done it but many people told me adventure of sleeping in the station. There seems to be an old woman who touches your dick if you're new.

As for moving to find work them out a lot cheaper to go to the agency, but for their calling, and call them when they arrive at the rendezvous point (these things are wont to do in Japan and do not understand) yes they may need a mobile.

I understand I have so many are homeless in Japan because he wanted to be, many would find a job (just need to see the absurd amount of people staying in Japan still working with a bright red suit or a vest with lights, that anyone can do) but do not want because they prefer that lifestyle.

As Alain says, are homeless quite peaceful, in many restaurants feed them, do not die of cold, I've been to concerts in parks for them ... well, that's not the worst country in the world to be a homeless, if even when you compare with some other salaryman who is not enslaved .... not

Nora: Of those who say that also of course there are, but you who have gone to Shinjuku's really early in the morning they are not people who have missed the boat.

Paul hahhahahah, well, that lasts the life of currante Did not I'll be thinking not? hahahahaah.
I hope to climb to Fuji

Haha, I sing the mea culpa of truth, and I know where it is out of the dirty or clean, but lately he was generalizing because I read things that talk about Japan very strong, as if everything was good in Japan. Even issues of gangs and stuff. And so I take things a little crazy and I get defensive. I guess I see so many blogs at once, keep an eye on the flames of gigs and know that I have not upset me a little vacation ^ ^.
Sorry, the truth that these issues are very much appreciated as it is not usually talk about these in this kind of blogs.

One theory: It is well well how it goes for cell phones in Japan, the only information that management is that they are very cheap, if they had the balance system as serious here as easy as having a cell phone and have it dirt cheap to get calls for gigs. Whether you have prior to the circumstances that lead to poverty or whatever. No, I doubt that a mobile company or pay their workers and homeless least if you say around here that give the Japs grossed out.

A greeting!
Ury :)

Greetings from Panama in Central America.

Interesting topic. Here the homeless crack heads call them fools or because of common belief, smoke the drug called crack or rock. Stolen manhole covers, leave all the garbage watered seek power cables, aluminum and recycle whatever they want and thus get more money for drugs.

Some even have sex like animals there.

The Japanese seem very different, but clearly not commendable that Japan has.

Hi, I'd like to meet someone who is living in Tokyo who can speak and move well in the area since I have the intention to visit japan and I'm a little lost the truth, I urge many questions and fears ... I would like to file a friendship with someone from there and maybe it was a little guide to the first day, I leave my mail feli_dae@hotmail.es not hesitate to contact me thanks