Metropolitan government officials have entered the final phase of clearing the area of homeless people before the Opening Ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 23. A 62-year-old man who has ...
But fallout continues in some areas. A municipal office in Tokyo is facing backlash for turning away homeless people during the storm. "The evacuation center is only for registered residents" A 60 ...
One day while walking around Shinjuku, a major hub for government and business in Tokyo, Japan, I noticed a shelter built by a homeless man. It looked semi-permanent, but more importantly ...
But when two homeless men tried to use a shelter in Tokyo, they were turned away as they did not have addresses. The case has caused huge debate in Japan - with not everyone sympathetic.
While Japan officially has a low homeless rate compared with many other developed nations, more than 4,000 "internet cafe refugees" reside in the capital, Tokyo. City officials say they have begun ...