We eliminated homelessness!... by redefining "homelessness" to mean a super specific thing that excludes what most people would consider homeless. Bureaucratic classic.
@@ggez5890 Nah, every country does this. For example, it's common to rig unemployment numbers by only counting people who are actively looking for jobs as "unemployed". If you've given up finding a job, congrats, you're not unemployed. Granted, the methodology for counting homelessness here is on the extreme side of things...
Or anyone who doesn't appear as such. Which with their culture of not wanting to be a burden, makes for a measurable scope of homeless that are under the radar.
Persumbly there are different "tier" of manga cafe. But some that are show cased in... I think this channel or some other channel.... I'd live in those out of choice.
@@marocat4749 tbh maybe we should focus more energy on fixing homelessness than fixing the words we use to describe it. Idk why the constant updating of vocab lol
@Kiran37369 The point is that the statistic is being used incorrectly. The total population is roughly 333 million, the amount of homeless people is around 653k, that is around a .001% homeless rate. That is a completely different statistic than the poverty rate. Of course, this is still a ludicrous amount of people being homeless so no defense of the U.S. there. Edit: Yep, calculation was way off lol. The actual percentage is .2% like others have stated.
You can be unhoused and make well above the poverty line depending on where you live in the US. It's absolutely crazy how expensive rent has gotten in a lot of cities.
@@notuxnobux FOH with that garbage. You're acting like all the European and British countries didn't spend the entirety of the 1960s-2010s telling the Americans how backwards and sheltered and puritanical they were and how they needed to be more accepting and inclusive like their more evolved liberal European cousins. The liberal garbage is an import from the EU not the other way around.
@@notuxnobux It's a scientifically based study that uses a combination of GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support, freedom of choice, generosity of the general populace, and the general perception of corruption prevalent in business and government. It's literally an international aggrement (UN resolution 65/309) to measure happiness. It's done at the University of Oxford, in England. America has nothing to do with it.
This reminds me a lot of how domestic violence/child abuse/mental health was dealt with in the US in the 80s. When I was younger, certain parts of town in my city were overrun with homeless kids who had escaped violent homes.
There's a homeless Japanese man with a RUclips channel called Nomad Push, it would be great if he could get a shoutout. He travels around Japan on a skateboard and records his experiences. Much love for bringing attention to these topics!
Its a shame that adults are the one that are always saying we need to make a better life for the next generation. But in the end they but up a blind eye when things need to be done.
It is easy for the older generation who set the current world in motion to pretend that since they are not doing it, they didn't cause it. We see this in the US too.
Yeah, that makes me really angry, here in spain is the same, when we voice problems on life or jobs issues all older adults come and start annoying with the same stpd arguments, "in my time we did this or that and we worked hard, do the same"... So then, why my parents work hard to give me a better way of living if the situation is the f same or worse.
Adults are the ones meant to guide the young to a good life, so you're told as a child to look up to those older than you. That's tough when there are some adults that think it's acceptable to be abusive, because then some young grow up thinking its normal
desperation, insecurity, hormones, trauma... it all adds up. And if you don't keep an eye on yourself as you evolve in life... we have a tendency to fall in our parents footsteps.
Japan has a history of masking social issues, I could easily see people who live in abandoned proprieties not being counted towards the homeless populations, despite the fact that these buildings do not have either electricity or running water.
That’s a lie. If you don’t pay your bills, of course you won’t get running water and electricity. Under law, the electric company and water supply company are responsible for linking houses up to the grid at their cost provided you live within a few hundred metres of a road and most people do.
@@stephenbachmann1171 Reading comprehension seems not to be your strong suit. You see, the contextual clue that went 'woosh' above your head is that we are talking about abandoned properties. Properties for which the service providers have cut off the amenities, thus leaving the properties without neither electricity nor running water. That the infrastructure is present makes absolutely no difference with regards to their point. You bursting in there, starting off by telling the poster that what they wrote was a lie is extremely rude (and that is disregarding that your following argument was also fatally flawed, as described above.) Who raised you? Where are your manners? Shame!
Yeah my quick "instant mental math moment" was giving me a wrong vibe, but it was within my very generous *self-imposed* margin of error. So I didn't bother double checking, but I wouldn't say that number to anyone that's for sure !
Tiktok was pulling this ridiculous stunt trying to use America’s 1st amendment as a form of defense against our US Government as they were catering to only a third of our population. A THIRD! And that small portion of our population were all politically illiterate and the sole reason why our education sucks today. They want everything easier for THEM! They don’t care about the rest of America they were going to screw over to stay relevant in America. And then you have European countries banning them soon after. That’s how little respect the world is waning on ByteDance. They are not selling their medias over to the countries they’ve already built their businesses in.
I know my tiktok comment has nothing to do with poverty in Japan or poverty in general, but today’s media has been proof already that it has not been a fair point of view of the world that we live and that medias today are pretty much in it for themselves like I said with Tiktok. But Tiktok has a different approach than American medias as they are working more towards their own government than a safer online environment. And their government does not care for their own nation and that is not what America or any other nation should ever have to deal with, ever.
Not that Nomad guy who uses click bait titles,has become an ebegger and is actually travelling around Japan? He’s NOT homeless in the general sense and could find accommodation (and does) The other night the chat gave him a huge amount of money by him playing the victim
as a youth residential carer for homeless teenagers in Australia... The amount of homeless teenagers is astounding and I don't think people know how bad it is...
@@JasonAtlas It's definitely not doable in australia with our skyrocketing rents, housing crisis and huge cost of living crisis.. But it's fine, our government is doing.... nothing? About it.
The golden rule I follow is 'if it looks too good to be true, chances are there's a catch and you're not seeing it'. I love Japan but even I knew that it wasn't perfect. When my sister's in laws went to the country, they were astounded and wouldn't stop talking about how amazing it was. When they said they couldn't figure out why, I had to tell them the dark truth and how Japanese society is a double edge sword (then again, most societies are if you think about it). They just sat there shocked after hearing what I told them, especially about the awful bullying problem the country has - where literally anything different about you makes you a target, even if it's a positive trait.
It’s called ignorance. I can’t be a wheeeaboo because as an Asian emigre that grew up in the us I know how conservative east Asia is compared to white people in America who presume the rest of the world must share American values and have only a superficial understanding of east Asia. That’s why you don’t see Asian American weeaboos.
Did you actually go to school in Japan or are you just speculating based on what you read on the internet? People don’t get bullied for “being different in any way.” That type of bullying is much more prevalent in the US. In Japan, kids don’t care if you’re into anime, sports, schoolwork, music, whatever. If you’re cool, you’re cool. You will get bullied for not being able to read the room though.
@@wasabichips933there is underlying truths about Japan but this guy is making it sound like a shady nightmare which it is not. It's a beautiful country with beautiful people and from experience is no worse and likely probably better than the US or other western countries.
I agree Japan has a lot of great things in it, but it's by no means a perfect country. No country is! Also, the fact Japan resorts to shoganai or shikataganai(basically "It can't be helped") when addressing these problems really frustrates me.
@@wasabichips933 The minister of education in Tokyo said it himself in an interview. Japan is a homogenous society where people tend to be similar to one another. It stems from history where everyone had to work together in order to get the ball rolling. Anyone who was of no help or doesn't contribute was ostracized. So sadly that same thing happens even today but to a stranger scale. Anyone who is different by any means is often considered the outcast. Even Shogo from 'Let's Ask Shogo' explained it himself based on his experience. As the saying goes: 'The nail that sticks out will get hit with the hammer.'
I was a run away as well, but in Europe. Unfortunately this problem is everywhere (though I admit it is worse in Japan). Society thinks that kids being abused is often their fault (unfortunately). I got told often "what did you do to make them act that way to you?" and "Maybe you need to be the better person and just accept your parents for who they are?", basically asking me why I couldn't just allow myself to be abused like that. Even had people tell me that "they do love you and they don't mean it like that. They are your parents after all". It is hard to deal with these things as a child. I am an adult now and ever since becomming an adult no one has blamed me for cutting my parents out of my life. No one has told me to go back. As a child, as a teen that just ran away? All the time. I too sought help from an organization. They send me back. They believed my parents (they spoke to us both) and tought that I was just "trying to get attention". I told them I will run away again when I am 18, then they legally can't send me back. And I did. Ran away, never went back. Don't regret it at all. Stuff like this just break my hard. Kids don't deserve this, they are so vulnerable, they need support. And this is how society treats them. Unfortunately parents (especially mothers) are seen as people that can't do no wrong, because they are "supposed to love their children", but things like this happen a lot. Unfortunately there are no good solutions. Not even in my country (and my country is seen as one of the countries with a decent system). I ran away to group home. Started living there. I was surrounded by pedo's, people pulled knives on each other and sometimes someone got beaten up. People abused drugs and were dealing with psychosis. Still I didn't want to go home, because living with my parents was way worse. I just wish people took kids seriously. I wish there were more solutions to prevent this kind of stuff from happening. How many more kids have to die from abuse before stuff like this stops?
I’m so sorry this happened to you. I hope you’re in a better place now. Sending you support and stay strong! ❤ Kids and teens who cannot work and need somewhere to stay to feel safe needs to be a thing.
I was staying in a hostel in Tokyo, and on my second night there, a highschool girl in full uniform and pulling a suit case ended up being the one taking over the room next door. Ended up hearing her cry through the walls the rest of the evening. I can only imagine what she was going through.
One thing I always hate the most is people believing parents are innocent and only their children are the cause of their own failure. This belief is quite prominent in Asia which I'm honestly not sure how it started.
It does upset me how people turn a blind eye to domestic abuse/domestic violence and leave parts of families suffering in silence without anyone to turn to. Because that feeling of no escape and inevitability to suffering sucks. I do hope that raising awareness does help to improve the way this is dealt with, if I’m allowed to be optimistic.
This should be correct. Having passed by that area near midnight, it's quite jarring to see all these young teens/children just hanging around so close to the red light district.
There are various reasons why some of the so-called 'Toyoko-kids' end up in their situation, so it cannot be attributed solely to abuse. While some of them indeed have significant problems, there are also young people who gather seeking the excitement typical of youth. Volunteers are working to support them, but their efforts are not 100% effective. This is a situation similar to that in many countries around the world.
So i was in japan for a vacation for about 7 weeks, where i spent majority in Osaka, followed by Nagoya and finaly Tokyo. The thing i saw was that especially in Osaka when i walked about at random, i did find "zones" or campgrounds where homeless people gathered. And im pretty sure i can confidently say i personally saw more than 3 000 homeless people in Osaka alone? Though of course i might be wrong about that. I tried talking with some of them with my limited japanese knowledge, and according to them they were homeless and chose to make their own little comunities a little out of sight or away from more popular areas where they could be "together". I do hope the children can find somewhere they feel safe though, some kind of "housing" system or something, though that might be wishfull thinking. Great video as always, keep the updates comming. I for one look forward to these kinds of videos ^^
You've probably stumbled upon the infamous Nishinari-ku, which is basically a homeless town. The rent is dirt cheap there though. Just don't mind the metal bars on the windows. I've walked there many times and even during the night being alone wearing headphones it's still very safe. I've been yelled at more by a bum in the front of a stadium at local park instead every time I passed by. He kept yelling things like he was going to kill me and everyone else. I just ignored him. But he disappeared some time ago. There's also a group of other homeless people but looks like they are fine since I saw them watching sports on a smartphone. Have no idea where they charge it. Most of the time homeless people are busy gathering g and squishing tin cans to exchange them for money. There's a patrol car circling around all the park all the time, they stop to check toilets with their flashlights but that's pretty much it they ignore the homeless people there.
Of course, I think he is joking, but a man who moved from Canada to the Nishinari Ward of Osaka City says it is much safer than places in Canada that are considered dangerous. He believes the reason is that many Japanese people ask him why he chose to live in Nishinari Ward when he doesn't have to.
@@gotakazawa408 The worst areas of Japan are generally safer than average areas in the west. Not that crime doesn't happen there, but it's typically non-violent
@@derekskelton4187 You might be right. For example, many people living in Nishinari, Osaka, are elderly and spend their time leisurely at inexpensive local diners and parks. I’ve visited one of these diners during the day, and found the people there to be talkative and even friendly. In reality, as long as outsiders don’t become aggressive, I haven’t heard much about them causing harm or stealing. What strikes me as very Japanese is that when volunteers come to provide free meals, they line up and wait their turn in an orderly manner.
5:50 Am Japanese, トー横 doesn't mean Tokyo and Yokohama, it's the abbreviation of "TOHOシネマズ横" (A kind of "hungout place" right next to the TOHO buliding of Kabuki-cho). I support you content but I guess this was so critically misleading if Tōyoko meant Tokyo and Yokohama combined lol
This makes much more sense. It is hard to imagine the (potentially disadvantage) teens of those two region getting together. The train fees will make it unsustainable.
As a person who grew while being fully expected by people around me, I have started to believe old people aren't innocent as well. I used to believe only children spoils themselves but in reality, this includes parents who only see their children as investments and trophies, and society that turn blind eyes against this issue.
how can children spoil themselves? They're not the ones making money or controlling the finances of the house, they aren't self-sufficient. If a child is spoiled that's their parents' fault.
And you are not even talking about the problem of being a Toyoko kid... I've seen various videos about the issue and those kids are having drug problems (they buy medicine that in huge quantity can cause calmness and other effects), pr*stit*tion problems (girls going to offer services for money...), theft problems, etc. And the police does nothing. It's nonsensical. Those kids needs protection and a proper guidance... it's very sad.
Yep, and i blame no homeless to go to drugs for a bit od not feeling shit. Its counterproductive, but understandable. And dunno how long a life they got :(
I think the main problem with Japan that nobody is talking about is about Japan just not talking about things in general. From ghosting as a standard way to break up, to actively not helping out in public, to simply letting Johnny Somali be as he escalates his nonsense. And yeah... the general attitude of keeping the peace by ignoring problems. Because you don't want to be a rabble rousers. Its a country that essentially functions and communicates with backhanded methods and roundabout solutions.
Man, all those anime about miscommunication make so much sense now! The show lasts forever until they communicate their feelings, and the anime ends with a resolution. I wish this part of Japanese culture would change. It isn't healthy. Reading the room just leads to misunderstanding and pain. And waiting for someone to read the room or guess what they did wrong doesn't help either, especially if they don't care.
Recently, at the famous tourist site Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, a self-proclaimed tour guide, a Westerner, behaved rudely, prompting a Japanese woman to caution him. Despite having lived in Japan for eight years, understanding basic Japanese customs, and being able to speak Japanese, the self-proclaimed tour guide verbally abused her harshly. The video of this incident has already been viewed over 10 million times on social media. Such incidents are increasing with the rise in foreign tourists, and the problem is becoming more significant. Due to the video's spread, the self-proclaimed tour guide has deleted his social media accounts and removed his unregistered company from its website.
@E_M_O_Lizzie Is that why Rent a Girlfriend is still going? Simply because it "makes sense" in their context? ... That is all I will say to avoid myopia.
Sadly, one of the reasons for low number of homeless ppl in Japan is that many ppl choose to un-alive themsleves when they lose or are about to lose their home.
@@fanfan9490 Nevermind then. I remember reading or hearing that Japan has the highest suicide rate. Looks like it was not true at all. No idea where that misinformation came from.
@@SukenusI think that’s because Japan is so loved and praised many people feel the need to argue against it. No country is perfect whether that’s Singapore, Sweden or Japan etc. Every country is flawed and some are better at covering up those flaws than others.
The sad thing is that these kids are victims of abuse/circumstance. Without pressing domestic abuse charges or worse, the police won't intervene. The only solution I see in the short term is the implementation of YA shelters meant specifically for ToYo children. 😢
@@marocat4749 Also a program like that often times comes with the unintended consequence of funding coming out of tax payers pockets. Remember that nothing in this world is free.
In fact, some such shelters are already in operation, but conversely, they have become a problem in recent years. This is because some of these nonprofit organizations intentionally use children who report being abused to obtain subsidies from the government. These activist groups often have close ties to the left, and these issues may be used as a tool to advance their political claims.
Read about this a long time ago. The real homeless population tends to get buried in more obscure towns like Kamagasaki. It's one of Japan's many dirty secrets.
It's always so upsetting hearing about stuff like this, no matter where in the world it is. I experienced mental, physical and emotional abuse at the hand of a step parent for over a decade when I was young, and no matter how many times I refused to go home or went to the police, I was never listened to. I even had an officer tell me that maybe I was just an "angsty teen who needs to stop playing up and go home." No one going through abuse, no matter their age, should hear words like that from someone of authority. No one should feel the helplessness and hopelessness like that. I can imagine people in Japan sometimes find it harder to reach out, which would make the feeling so much worse. I hope these people can find safety and a place to grow and thrive, as like Joey said, they need to protect the youth they have now, especially if they'll be relying on them for care when they're elderly
Yeah… I was still impressed that Yakuza: Like A Dragon addressed homelessness in Japan. It’s definitely swept under the rug and hidden from the world. The USA hides nothing…
Except it's Apartheid terrorism of BLACK TAXPAYERS... Stuck at 13% slave population for a century = SILENT GENOCIDE. Blacks were 40% of the USA in the 1600s...
Anyone who's played the Yakuza/LAD games, you know about Japan's homeless. The thing with the kids is sad. The lockdowns did a lot of damage, especially to youth, that has just gotten swept under the rug. The huge spike in domestic abuse being one of them. IDK man, seems a lot of countries in the industrialized world just don't value children anymore. Japan has its own unique issues, but unfortunately, a lot of these problem are worldwide.
I agree with your opinion. Of course, it is an issue that requires action, and I believe there are countries, including Japan, that are already implementing measures. However, I think the priority of addressing these issues can vary depending on the scale and severity of the problem. After all, no country is perfect in every aspect.
No immediate profit motive in helping children. In a world that values profitability over anything else, children are seen by those who run our societies as parasites rather than our future.
The fact that Joey didn't even question the idea that 1/9 people in the US experienced homelessness, or that 653,100 accounted for 11.5% of the US is quite something. It's such an obvious thing that should stick out if you give it a second thought that it makes you question everything else he's saying in a video covering such a serious topic.
@@TownspersonB With all due respect, I honestly know that Joey is smarter than this... Like... come on dude. Just based on the numbers that he READ OUT LOUD WHEN HE SAID THAT, he stated that 600k people experience homelessness on a given night, followed by saying that 11% of the population is homeless... Even saying that out loud should trigger an alarm 'Wait... aren't there more than 6 million people in the US?' Honestly, almost smacks of being disingenuous. Joey isn't a dumb guy. I grew up in poverty, but never went homeless. Poverty is a standard of income that is deemed unable to meed a minimum standard/quality of life, set based on standard deviations of income, cost of living and rent. This isn't even in the same ball-park as being homeless. Believe it or not, you can still live a pretty good life outside of large cities in the US under the poverty line... Well, before 2021 at least you could....
@@TownspersonB It says a lot about what people from other countries think about the US, and when your only experience being here is going to downtown LA. I wish more people could see how cool and very normal a vast portion of America is outside of fucked urban areas.
I assume its skewed the same way as crime rates because when people talk about Japan having low crime, it often doesn't include the underreported cases of SA, abuse, and domestic violence.
Hmm, if you're speaking under the assumption that there's a unified international standard or set of parameters, I can understand that. But is it really feasible? I think it's fine as long as the low crime rate and safety are perceived by people who actually live in Japan or have visited as tourists. It's not good for people with no knowledge to overly trust that Japan has low crime rates and is safe. That's because, while the crime rate is low, there is still crime happening.
@@kagato23 I don't quite understand your point. While many Japanese people (including foreign tourists) recognise that Japan has a low crime rate, However I am commenting on the fact that crimes still occur. It might be true that domestic violence and abuse are not fully reflected in the overall crime statistics, but it is a fact that they are recognised as crimes in Japan. On the other hand, in some parts of the United States, leaving children home alone is considered a crime, which is unimaginable in Japan. In Japan, it's common for independent children to spend a few hours at home doing homework or playing games, and the idea of this being considered a crime seems abnormal to me. Generally, many media outlets, including social media, tend to exaggerate and spread parts of the truth. For example, some reports claim that San Francisco is filled with homeless people and crime, making it uninhabitable. While I understand that this represents only part of the truth, it is also a fact that an American friend of mine moved out of California for these reasons.
@@asdfghjjhgf bro chill he just didn't know, it's not like he's trying to spread misinformation, the fact that he's speaking about it at all is doing more than a small error could.
@@ShubhanshAgrawal if that's what you're choosing to get angry at you're avoiding the problem too. All this guy did was make a correction because Joey misunderstood the meaning of the word. (Not a typo btw) Idk if google translate made this guy say the n word or some nonsense that rubbed you the wrong way but you're just getting angry at someone who isn't involved over something they didn't do.
Thank you Joey for bringing up these important issues to light! I think it's very important to talk about it, and it's an issue that we should all be educated on. I think it would be very interesting if you could go to where the Toyoko kids hang out and maybe interview them. I think your interview style videos are amazing, and it would be very interesting to watch as well to learn from the kids directly!
Indeed, as you mentioned, it might be an interesting field, but if interviewing them could potentially cause very sensitive issues. While people with specialized knowledge and experience are working as volunteers, those without such expertise might worsen the situation if they conduct interviews out of mere curiosity. If interviews are to be conducted, it might be better to interview the volunteers who are working on their behalf."
I came across two homeless people sleeping under the crossing by the road outside Ueno station and have noticed others down side streets. Other youtubers have reported whole communities living in the forests.
When I was visiting Tokyo recently, walking through Shinjuku, near the Government buildings, were a whole row of homeless people living in tents alongside a main road, and most of them were young people.
As I've been a homeless child my self i know how it feels and anywhere was better than home, even if that meant being homeless, i hope they can find safety out there
It's important to point out that Toyoko Kids really means "kids who live beside the Toho building," which is a plaza smack in the red light district, Kabukicho, in Shinjuku. It's a very concentrated area of homeless children. This is significant because it puts these kids into a position where they may fall into darker paths such as illegal substances, selling their bodies, human trafficking, underage drinking, and more. Many of the kids living here are not legal adults.
A huge concern, no matter which country, is a huge number of homeless people suffering from mental illnesses. Sadly, in Japan, mental illnesses have not been historically treated correctly. I am in no way saying countries like the US are treating the situation properly. Homelessness is a world problem, and we should start working together to solve it.
There was a homeless guy I used to see regularly and I reached out to my foreign forum about how I could best help him. They advised the most valuable thing I could give him (and was most willing to accept) was acknowledging his existence. Greeting him regularly like a human being instead of ignoring him like everyone else. I was told if he was more receptive he might accept things like water and a snack like a rice ball. Unfortunately he didn’t ever warm up to me and I noticed his absence during the summer. What I assume when I found an investigation team, police, and fire department one day and all of his stuff gone the next was that he passed away. There are a few “homeless patrols” in Tokyo but anyone can show kindness in remote areas in japan
0:20 I was walking around the neighbourhood one day when a tourist couple from Malta (If I remember) asked me for directions. As I was walking them to the place, the lady said she admired how much greenery we had here in Albania. She said that literally while we were crossing near a dumpster with litter EVERYWHERE. Yeah, our neighbourhood doesn't smell OR look nice. I really appreciate that cleanliness aspect of Japanese culture. We all could learn a thing or two.
The Japanese economic bubble, it's subsequent collapse and the effects (which still affect Japan to this day) is a subject that fascinates me. This problem can be traced back to the bubble bursting. Japan, despite being pretty stable, has been stuck in economic stagnation for almost 35 years now. I've heard that a massive portion of the workers in Japan are classified as temp workers (happens in the US as well) so there is never a chance for upwards mobility. The loneliness and hopelessness epidemics, which are global problems now, hit Japan first. When people are lonely and lack any sense of optimism, it's easy for them to fall through the cracks of society. And it is especially easy for young people to get stuck in the downward spiral of nihilistic hopelessness that leads to homelessness.
America's stats on homeless people are skewed similarly to Japan. What we do in the US is we pick a single night in January and go out to areas where there is a generally high number of homeless people and just count anyone that is visible. Mind you this happens at night and during the coldest time of the year so the chance that homeless people are finding temporary shelter at this time is extremely high. Governments don't want accurate readings of homeless people as it reflects poorly on the local municipality. For us to solve the homeless crisis we are in, we must be honest about how severe the issue is.
With rent being so high, there are a lot of people who have income who end up living in cars. We don't get counted because we're less likely to use homeless services, and we avoid areas where there are a lot of homeless people. Police do question us sometimes, but I don't think they're counting us.
This is so sad, but not surprising given that I've heard of similar things in America and seen it in a way through manga, although I didn't recognize it until I got older. Thanks for sharing this, Joey. I hope you do a full video so more people talk about it. The internet has made many countries problems public so now they feel they have to do something about them, so let's make sure they do something for this one especially.
@@wasabichips933 Cost is relative. Yes Tokyo is cheap compared to New York, but people in Tokyo don't get paid the same as people in New York. Average Japanese salary is 4.14 Million JPY which is equivalent to 26K USD. Whereas the average in the US is $59K or almost 9.3 million JPY.
@@blinkx1070 I don’t think you fully appreciate how much cheaper the cost side of things are though. I could go out and get a minimum wage fast food job anywhere in Tokyo right now and probably save half my monthly earnings while living in my own apartment and eating healthy. I don’t think you could do the same in New York.
My time in Shinjuku was a big shock to the system. I went most of my holiday in Japan not seeing a single person living in the streets, then when I got to Shinjuku I saw literal groups of kids sleeping out front of hotels and businesses It just goes to show that every country has it's dark side, you just need to know where to look
I personally agree with your opinion as well. Even when people say they're "living" there, it's mostly short-term stays until they find affordable rental housing. For example, a two-week stay in an internet cafe is more expensive than a month's rent for a cheap apartment.
@@lindalily69 Actually, meals themselves aren't cheap. It's often more affordable to buy food from convenience stores. While breakfast is sometimes included for free, a significant factor might be that amenities like showers are included in the usage fee, making them essentially free to use. In any case, if they staying overnight, they need to pay a usage fee of several thousand yen per day.
@@gotakazawa408 I didn't know it had showers. That would be more important than food. I would rather be hungry than stinky. What i don't understand is that there are lots of abandoned houses in Japan that could be used to give people a place to live. No?
@@lindalily69 Most internet cafes are equipped with showers. Currently, there are said to be 9 million vacant houses in Japan. However, many of these homes are old and were previously occupied by parents whose children have since purchased and moved into other homes. These vacant houses pose a significant problem, as they often have conditions that make them difficult to sell-such as being old, small, cluttered with unwanted items, or not meeting current earthquake-resistant standards, thus requiring rebuilding. As a result, they are not immediately habitable. Selling these properties involves substantial costs and effort, which become burdensome for the inheritors. Therefore, while real estate is typically considered an asset, these vacant houses are often referred to as "negative assets."
Jirai-kei is often associated with Toyoko kids. Many of them do papa katsu to afford the clothing and luxury bags while glorifying self-harm and alcohol abuse. It's so sad.
I went to Tokyo for 5 days last year. I was not expecting to see homeless people. I saw at least 5. Yes, it is low compared to all the countries but I was still not expecting this from Japan.
Joey they cleaned up the homeless problem lot. I remember in the 90s, early 2000s there were way more, and it was a very visible problem. Domestic violence has always been an issue. It is only that it is being reported more these days. And yeah, time to get these young children off the streets and more support needs to be given. Heard plenty of NGOs etc are getting in to help out. r
A french youtuber (louis san have speack in deep of this probleme some mont ago ) and he say it sad that english and japaness chanel tend to avoid problem that hapen in japan glad you speack about it
In japan in its entirety is most likely 100k + Homeless for the population size, the number increases or decreases depending on how you define your parameters. Example; Add the amount of people living in internet cafe's and the number goes up.
I was just there last month, and I saw a bunch of homeless people whenever I was around major train stations like Shibuya and Shinjuku. It was surprisingly a lot more than I remember when I was visiting in 2018. Felt like the same amount of homeless people I see at home in the USA... Quite sad :(
Small correction: they're called Toyoko kids (トー横キッズ) because a lot of them used to gather next to the Toho Cinemas building in Kabukicho, Tokyo. The "To" comes from Toho Cinemas Building, and "yoko" means 'next to' in Japanese.
This is a subject that Nobita-Kun (The Japan Reporter) has reported on a few times, and Oriental Pearl (a polyglot who typically does language videos) has also covered this a few times. It's shocking how long this has been known for.
トー横 doesn’t come from Tokyo/Yokohama, it’s from 新宿(東)宝ビルの(横) since all youngsters hang out near Kabukicho’s Godzilla building✌🏻 glad you talked about this problem tho bro, peace & luv!
I was just in the Tokyo - Yokohama area a few weeks ago. I saw about 3 homeless persons in Tokyo (mostly scattered) and about 5-10 in Yokohama, in an encampment in the nearest subway station to the Yokohama Chinatown. If I can see about 10 homeless persons as a tourist casually walking around just around the Tokyo area, there is no way there are only 3k in total across the country.
I visited Tokyo for the first time last December and I saw an area of Shinjuku, kind of an open square, where there were a lot of obviously homeless teens. They were sitting around on cardboard at the edge of the square.
I'm from Indonesia. I've actually really appreciated Joey's "realistic" (& grimmer) take on this channel, basically showing the harsh reality that nobody wants to talk about, because maybe it's too 'dark' or too 'negative', whatever that is. Reality IS still a reality. And I'm really glad that Joey now bravely speak out about all these darker truths about life in Japan basically. That's actually the reason why I've recently just subscribed to this particular youtube channel of him (a.k.a the 'other, realistic, & darker side' of him, so to speak). Not many popular youtubers even want to do this type of content.
The problems mentioned involving youths have been portrayed in different medias like mangas and movies etc. They are fiction for sure, but it also shows how kids in Japan aren't taken seriously when they're facing violence. If you try to help those kids, you will be caught in the middle and probably get arrested. It's so ridiculous.
Yeah, they were pretty obvious in parts of Kabukicho near the Theater Square when I stayed there in the Godzilla Hotel back in December. Spotted the occasional homeless person sleeping under a bridge or underpass in Akiba too. But it’s nowhere near as obvious as the homelessness where I live in NYC
hey man appreciate your sincerity in covering heavy topics like this. good to see people speaking up, and airing out the things that negatively affect their community
it's incredible, just today I saw a video by an Italian RUclipsr who talked about this topic. The sad thing is that these kids are forced to commit criminal acts to survive.. I think that videos like this help us to understand Japan 100%, and this is not "look how disgusting this country is" but, it serves to be aware
Ah yes Joey finally talking about the toyoko kids/teenagers subject, the thing is I do have a story to share back when i was in japan last year as my first time. I've went to kabukicho which we all like to call the yakuza area, I've witnessed groups of teenagers who definitely were young and were in group who just hangs around the big middle part area where you see performance of a singer or talent, back then I had some vague info about the whole toyoko kids. they seem to be having good times since they are together but its just sad to know the reality behind it is pretty dark....as a foreigner myself I wish if I could've helped but I couldn't speak japanese fluently nor I would be able to solve their problems. I love japan and I acknowledge both its good and dark sides. I just wished if I could've been of some help.
I may have interpreted what Joey said wrong but when oh my fucking god I had no idea that Japan still considers domestic abuse a “family affair” which at least here in the US was overwritten in the 70’s after an infamous case where a women being abused by her husband set him on fire
Makes you wonder if Japan has homeless, and what the living conditions are. In a lot of places, homeless people won't stay in shelters due to the deplorable conditions of the shelters.
Honestly, Homeless people will complain about Anything, We need to remove homeless shelters and stop funding homeless shelters if these bastards keep complaining.
I saw a few homeless people in the Shibuya area. I was almost relieved, because i was beginning to wonder if the government was doing something sinister to vanish the homeless people.
Thats sad people need to help each other not ignore it. Its like when people are kids told to clean there rooms they shove it until the closet burst. Hope things can change for the better.
I've always seen the housing problem in Japan to be quite a huge problem like Tokyo rent is proof enough of that, a literal dilapidated room with nothing in it somehow costs as equivalent to New York rent just because its in Tokyo, its absolutely crazy, and real estate isn't making it any easier even outside of tokyo when a permanent residence doesn't cover a lot for the price you paid when you can literally go to any third world country and buy a mansion with said price, point is it isn't proportional to standards like for the price of a mansion with all the fixings and furnitures in a third world country is about the same price as your generic Japanese house you see in anime and I'm not talking about the bougie ones im talking low income anime mc house and thats what you get for such prices, its crazy that people are only starting to notice now, not to mention these houses arent gonna survive Japanese disaster conditions and people are paying that much for housing in japan like its just crazy and its not really helping that the job market in Japan isn't forgiving to its own people.
When I was a high schooler, born in a Catholic country and studying in a Catholic school, my first ever personal encounter with suicide ideation was with a female Half-Japanese student who studied with us for about a year, she wore wristbands to cover up her scars on both arms; From what I remember, of what I understood at the time, it was a combination of being neglected by her Japanese father and highschool bullying due to her being half. Her mother's side of the family pushed for her to migrate to our country. I don't know what happened to her after she left our school, I remember adding her on FB, but I have forgotten her name. I hope she's doing well nowadays.
Makes sense why I see all the "menhara" stuff on the Japanese and Japan-related internet, reminds me of the romanticization of depression and mental illness during the emo era.
Man this stuff breaks my heart. Ive had a rough childhood but it never got physical and i could outlast it, although i am now still working on getting over that time i did survive it. There have been monents where i ran away for a short while and those were f* terrifying. I can't imagine how much worse it is for these kids to have had a way worse situation at home and to have this situation for so long without understanding and help from their country. I wish i was in a situation where i could help them. Having them on the street helpless makes it very easy for them to be taken advantage off. Horrible, just horrible
It's sad that most of these kids rather sleep on the streets and part of the reason is violence i appall too all of you out there violence is always wrong sometimes we can't do without fighting back but it should always be as last resort everyone can feel hurt ur fists are not your mouth so mouth first and anything else last❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤stay safe and i hope we can give more homeless people a warm place
The US houseless rate is SO MUCH higher than that, cause they count the same way you’re talking about them doing over there, and they’re super blatant about it. Cops purposefully allow bad things to happen to houseless camps/communities so that it becomes “problems they don’t have to deal with”. As to you doing a video on your main channel about it there in Japan, I would love to see you do that. I’d be very interested in you potentially being able to even talk with some people from the houseless communities there, if at all possible(and safe)?
And houseless is literally a term invented to hide the hiomeless thing, be it out of shame otr, play it down. Ok the us peobably is more open there and that, and shockingly many were at least homeless once and lived in a car at least, but ther is still relative mobility, which i dont think ewxists in japan
@@marocat4749 I volunteer with groups that assist the houseless camps, and I use the term “houseless”, because that is the term the people who are living that reality have asked us to use.
As someone who is a chosen Orphan myself, i cant thank you enough from my heart that you talk about that topic and spread awarenesses. Thank you for doing it 💚
Talks about Homeless-ness, doesn't even give any shoutout to charities in the video to help homeless people. Nice and grifty. Lets talk about Logan Paul again next!
Thanks for talking about this Joey. Recently I started notice a lot of school aged kids hanging out in Kabukicho late at night usually smoking and surrounded by trash, I always wondered what was up with these kids.
We eliminated homelessness!... by redefining "homelessness" to mean a super specific thing that excludes what most people would consider homeless.
Bureaucratic classic.
The most Japanese thing to ever Japanese
@@ggez5890 Nah, every country does this.
For example, it's common to rig unemployment numbers by only counting people who are actively looking for jobs as "unemployed". If you've given up finding a job, congrats, you're not unemployed.
Granted, the methodology for counting homelessness here is on the extreme side of things...
@@FNLNFNLNsome countries do more of this than others
The CCP did the same thing in regards to poverty by just redefining what poverty is.
@@cebolenkosingcobo5122 America has also done the same thing in a different way, by assigning a dollar number to is and ignoring inflation
The article also didn’t count the people that live in manga cafes and such, which Japan does not count as homeless.
Or anyone who doesn't appear as such. Which with their culture of not wanting to be a burden, makes for a measurable scope of homeless that are under the radar.
@@SmokeandSpirit Oh so how basically unhoused/houseless was made as nice term of homeless, oh my
Persumbly there are different "tier" of manga cafe. But some that are show cased in... I think this channel or some other channel.... I'd live in those out of choice.
living in manga cafes? sounds awesome
@@marocat4749 tbh maybe we should focus more energy on fixing homelessness than fixing the words we use to describe it. Idk why the constant updating of vocab lol
1:39 Not trying to defend the US, but I think you read that stat wrong. 11.5% is the poverty rate. You can be housed but still be poor.
But this video isn’t about being poor, it’s about being homeless. And being poor can happen in both Japan and the us, so idk why you brought it up.
@Kiran37369 The point is that the statistic is being used incorrectly. The total population is roughly 333 million, the amount of homeless people is around 653k, that is around a .001% homeless rate. That is a completely different statistic than the poverty rate. Of course, this is still a ludicrous amount of people being homeless so no defense of the U.S. there.
Edit: Yep, calculation was way off lol. The actual percentage is .2% like others have stated.
You can be unhoused and make well above the poverty line depending on where you live in the US. It's absolutely crazy how expensive rent has gotten in a lot of cities.
@@Kiran37369 if 11% of US population were to be homeless that would make 30mil not 653k that was his point
@@Erty_ oh ok ok that makes sense thank u
japan reporting the number of homeless people like finland reporting the number of unhappy people
"happiest country in the world"
@@LazarOrthodox04 finland has never claimed to be the happiest country, thats just what others (often socialist americans) call them
@@notuxnobux Cmon man this has been a thing long before the "socialist American" meme
@@notuxnobux FOH with that garbage. You're acting like all the European and British countries didn't spend the entirety of the 1960s-2010s telling the Americans how backwards and sheltered and puritanical they were and how they needed to be more accepting and inclusive like their more evolved liberal European cousins. The liberal garbage is an import from the EU not the other way around.
@@notuxnobux It's a scientifically based study that uses a combination of GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support, freedom of choice, generosity of the general populace, and the general perception of corruption prevalent in business and government.
It's literally an international aggrement (UN resolution 65/309) to measure happiness. It's done at the University of Oxford, in England.
America has nothing to do with it.
This reminds me a lot of how domestic violence/child abuse/mental health was dealt with in the US in the 80s. When I was younger, certain parts of town in my city were overrun with homeless kids who had escaped violent homes.
Wow, I was surprised by your comment. The reason is that a recently relocated American to Japan said almost the same thing as you
yeah... never heard of C AB to THAT extent. but I believe you.
It's still like that in Utah.
in the 80s !!?? Huh, no wonder why there are so many stories about kids escaping their parents and becoming rock stars back in the day
Teenage runaways were a big thing back then!
There's a homeless Japanese man with a RUclips channel called Nomad Push, it would be great if he could get a shoutout. He travels around Japan on a skateboard and records his experiences. Much love for bringing attention to these topics!
Upvoting!
Yes I've seen his videos and I have subscribed to his channel.
He’s not actually homeless, he’s backpacking right now. I say this still liking that guy.
@@大城泉-c7d yes it is! He said it himself. By his words he's been homeless for one year.
the comment I was searching for, good job mate 👍
Its a shame that adults are the one that are always saying we need to make a better life for the next generation. But in the end they but up a blind eye when things need to be done.
It is easy for the older generation who set the current world in motion to pretend that since they are not doing it, they didn't cause it. We see this in the US too.
In actual is just "my" next generation.
Yeah, that makes me really angry, here in spain is the same, when we voice problems on life or jobs issues all older adults come and start annoying with the same stpd arguments, "in my time we did this or that and we worked hard, do the same"... So then, why my parents work hard to give me a better way of living if the situation is the f same or worse.
Adults are the ones meant to guide the young to a good life, so you're told as a child to look up to those older than you. That's tough when there are some adults that think it's acceptable to be abusive, because then some young grow up thinking its normal
desperation, insecurity, hormones, trauma... it all adds up. And if you don't keep an eye on yourself as you evolve in life... we have a tendency to fall in our parents footsteps.
Japan has a history of masking social issues, I could easily see people who live in abandoned proprieties not being counted towards the homeless populations, despite the fact that these buildings do not have either electricity or running water.
That’s a lie.
If you don’t pay your bills, of course you won’t get running water and electricity.
Under law, the electric company and water supply company are responsible for linking houses up to the grid at their cost provided you live within a few hundred metres of a road and most people do.
@@stephenbachmann1171 Reading comprehension seems not to be your strong suit.
You see, the contextual clue that went 'woosh' above your head is that we are talking about abandoned properties. Properties for which the service providers have cut off the amenities, thus leaving the properties without neither electricity nor running water. That the infrastructure is present makes absolutely no difference with regards to their point.
You bursting in there, starting off by telling the poster that what they wrote was a lie is extremely rude (and that is disregarding that your following argument was also fatally flawed, as described above.) Who raised you? Where are your manners? Shame!
@@lovfro lol!
indeed. image is everything here, the only thing more important is avoiding blame.
@@lovfroforgive him he murican
600k people isn´t 12 % of the US, the US has 333 million people. The 12 % is those who fall under the poverty line/existential minimum.
That's why Media literacy is important 😂 it says it's up 12 % from the statistic of 2022
Yea you would need about 38 million homeless to be 11.5% of the population lol
Yeah my quick "instant mental math moment" was giving me a wrong vibe, but it was within my very generous *self-imposed* margin of error. So I didn't bother double checking, but I wouldn't say that number to anyone that's for sure !
Tiktok was pulling this ridiculous stunt trying to use America’s 1st amendment as a form of defense against our US Government as they were catering to only a third of our population. A THIRD!
And that small portion of our population were all politically illiterate and the sole reason why our education sucks today. They want everything easier for THEM! They don’t care about the rest of America they were going to screw over to stay relevant in America.
And then you have European countries banning them soon after. That’s how little respect the world is waning on ByteDance. They are not selling their medias over to the countries they’ve already built their businesses in.
I know my tiktok comment has nothing to do with poverty in Japan or poverty in general, but today’s media has been proof already that it has not been a fair point of view of the world that we live and that medias today are pretty much in it for themselves like I said with Tiktok.
But Tiktok has a different approach than American medias as they are working more towards their own government than a safer online environment. And their government does not care for their own nation and that is not what America or any other nation should ever have to deal with, ever.
I’ve covered the homeless issue. The Tokyo kids problem is especially hard to talk about and not get into trouble with RUclips though.
Shut up Pick Me Girl because you're the one also treat every asian countries like zoo or amusement park.
When do you care about them when you only used them to milking out of their lives to feed your ego and superiority complex for internet points?
@@SenpaiSentaiPearl, is making a difference. Millions of views, raising awareness in her videos. Enjoy the cheap seats.
Not that Nomad guy who uses click bait titles,has become an ebegger and is actually travelling around Japan?
He’s NOT homeless in the general sense and could find accommodation (and does)
The other night the chat gave him a huge amount of money by him playing the victim
Your videos about them were so great !!
as a youth residential carer for homeless teenagers in Australia... The amount of homeless teenagers is astounding and I don't think people know how bad it is...
Used to be that some would manage to find their footing after getting kicked out or leaving. Doesn't seem as possible anymore.
It's rough right now.
@@JasonAtlas It's definitely not doable in australia with our skyrocketing rents, housing crisis and huge cost of living crisis.. But it's fine, our government is doing.... nothing? About it.
@@dragonzord6615 It's a very distressing situation. I hope things get better. Hang in there.
The golden rule I follow is 'if it looks too good to be true, chances are there's a catch and you're not seeing it'. I love Japan but even I knew that it wasn't perfect. When my sister's in laws went to the country, they were astounded and wouldn't stop talking about how amazing it was. When they said they couldn't figure out why, I had to tell them the dark truth and how Japanese society is a double edge sword (then again, most societies are if you think about it). They just sat there shocked after hearing what I told them, especially about the awful bullying problem the country has - where literally anything different about you makes you a target, even if it's a positive trait.
It’s called ignorance. I can’t be a wheeeaboo because as an Asian emigre that grew up in the us I know how conservative east Asia is compared to white people in America who presume the rest of the world must share American values and have only a superficial understanding of east Asia. That’s why you don’t see Asian American weeaboos.
Did you actually go to school in Japan or are you just speculating based on what you read on the internet?
People don’t get bullied for “being different in any way.” That type of bullying is much more prevalent in the US. In Japan, kids don’t care if you’re into anime, sports, schoolwork, music, whatever. If you’re cool, you’re cool. You will get bullied for not being able to read the room though.
@@wasabichips933there is underlying truths about Japan but this guy is making it sound like a shady nightmare which it is not. It's a beautiful country with beautiful people and from experience is no worse and likely probably better than the US or other western countries.
I agree Japan has a lot of great things in it, but it's by no means a perfect country. No country is!
Also, the fact Japan resorts to shoganai or shikataganai(basically "It can't be helped") when addressing these problems really frustrates me.
@@wasabichips933 The minister of education in Tokyo said it himself in an interview. Japan is a homogenous society where people tend to be similar to one another. It stems from history where everyone had to work together in order to get the ball rolling. Anyone who was of no help or doesn't contribute was ostracized. So sadly that same thing happens even today but to a stranger scale. Anyone who is different by any means is often considered the outcast. Even Shogo from 'Let's Ask Shogo' explained it himself based on his experience. As the saying goes: 'The nail that sticks out will get hit with the hammer.'
I was a run away as well, but in Europe.
Unfortunately this problem is everywhere (though I admit it is worse in Japan). Society thinks that kids being abused is often their fault (unfortunately). I got told often "what did you do to make them act that way to you?" and "Maybe you need to be the better person and just accept your parents for who they are?", basically asking me why I couldn't just allow myself to be abused like that. Even had people tell me that "they do love you and they don't mean it like that. They are your parents after all".
It is hard to deal with these things as a child. I am an adult now and ever since becomming an adult no one has blamed me for cutting my parents out of my life. No one has told me to go back.
As a child, as a teen that just ran away? All the time.
I too sought help from an organization. They send me back. They believed my parents (they spoke to us both) and tought that I was just "trying to get attention". I told them I will run away again when I am 18, then they legally can't send me back. And I did. Ran away, never went back. Don't regret it at all.
Stuff like this just break my hard. Kids don't deserve this, they are so vulnerable, they need support. And this is how society treats them.
Unfortunately parents (especially mothers) are seen as people that can't do no wrong, because they are "supposed to love their children", but things like this happen a lot.
Unfortunately there are no good solutions. Not even in my country (and my country is seen as one of the countries with a decent system). I ran away to group home. Started living there. I was surrounded by pedo's, people pulled knives on each other and sometimes someone got beaten up. People abused drugs and were dealing with psychosis.
Still I didn't want to go home, because living with my parents was way worse.
I just wish people took kids seriously. I wish there were more solutions to prevent this kind of stuff from happening. How many more kids have to die from abuse before stuff like this stops?
:(
I’m so sorry this happened to you. I hope you’re in a better place now. Sending you support and stay strong! ❤ Kids and teens who cannot work and need somewhere to stay to feel safe needs to be a thing.
I was staying in a hostel in Tokyo, and on my second night there, a highschool girl in full uniform and pulling a suit case ended up being the one taking over the room next door. Ended up hearing her cry through the walls the rest of the evening. I can only imagine what she was going through.
One thing I always hate the most is people believing parents are innocent and only their children are the cause of their own failure. This belief is quite prominent in Asia which I'm honestly not sure how it started.
@@PeninsulaCity2024 That's horrible. Idk how she's doing now but I could only hope things are getting better for her.
It does upset me how people turn a blind eye to domestic abuse/domestic violence and leave parts of families suffering in silence without anyone to turn to. Because that feeling of no escape and inevitability to suffering sucks.
I do hope that raising awareness does help to improve the way this is dealt with, if I’m allowed to be optimistic.
I was under the impression Tōyoko Kids meant "beside the Tōhō building" (東宝ビルの横) in Shinjuku, where most of Tokyo's new homeless kids gather.
This should be correct. Having passed by that area near midnight, it's quite jarring to see all these young teens/children just hanging around so close to the red light district.
@@RazorChopstickzIt's how the girls make money And get a place to sleep sometimes
There are various reasons why some of the so-called 'Toyoko-kids' end up in their situation, so it cannot be attributed solely to abuse. While some of them indeed have significant problems, there are also young people who gather seeking the excitement typical of youth. Volunteers are working to support them, but their efforts are not 100% effective. This is a situation similar to that in many countries around the world.
I saw several dozen campers when walking by this area in the morning.
You are correct, it's also been a thing for more than just 5 years.
So i was in japan for a vacation for about 7 weeks, where i spent majority in Osaka, followed by Nagoya and finaly Tokyo. The thing i saw was that especially in Osaka when i walked about at random, i did find "zones" or campgrounds where homeless people gathered. And im pretty sure i can confidently say i personally saw more than 3 000 homeless people in Osaka alone?
Though of course i might be wrong about that. I tried talking with some of them with my limited japanese knowledge, and according to them they were homeless and chose to make their own little comunities a little out of sight or away from more popular areas where they could be "together".
I do hope the children can find somewhere they feel safe though, some kind of "housing" system or something, though that might be wishfull thinking.
Great video as always, keep the updates comming. I for one look forward to these kinds of videos ^^
You've probably stumbled upon the infamous Nishinari-ku, which is basically a homeless town. The rent is dirt cheap there though. Just don't mind the metal bars on the windows. I've walked there many times and even during the night being alone wearing headphones it's still very safe. I've been yelled at more by a bum in the front of a stadium at local park instead every time I passed by. He kept yelling things like he was going to kill me and everyone else. I just ignored him. But he disappeared some time ago. There's also a group of other homeless people but looks like they are fine since I saw them watching sports on a smartphone. Have no idea where they charge it. Most of the time homeless people are busy gathering g and squishing tin cans to exchange them for money.
There's a patrol car circling around all the park all the time, they stop to check toilets with their flashlights but that's pretty much it they ignore the homeless people there.
Of course, I think he is joking, but a man who moved from Canada to the Nishinari Ward of Osaka City says it is much safer than places in Canada that are considered dangerous. He believes the reason is that many Japanese people ask him why he chose to live in Nishinari Ward when he doesn't have to.
@@gotakazawa408 The worst areas of Japan are generally safer than average areas in the west. Not that crime doesn't happen there, but it's typically non-violent
@@derekskelton4187 You might be right. For example, many people living in Nishinari, Osaka, are elderly and spend their time leisurely at inexpensive local diners and parks. I’ve visited one of these diners during the day, and found the people there to be talkative and even friendly. In reality, as long as outsiders don’t become aggressive, I haven’t heard much about them causing harm or stealing. What strikes me as very Japanese is that when volunteers come to provide free meals, they line up and wait their turn in an orderly manner.
5:50
Am Japanese, トー横 doesn't mean Tokyo and Yokohama, it's the abbreviation of "TOHOシネマズ横" (A kind of "hungout place" right next to the TOHO buliding of Kabuki-cho).
I support you content but I guess this was so critically misleading if Tōyoko meant Tokyo and Yokohama combined lol
This makes much more sense.
It is hard to imagine the (potentially disadvantage) teens of those two region getting together.
The train fees will make it unsustainable.
新宿東宝ビルの横の略っすw
I was about to say this. Your comment should be pinned.
Wait until you translate the rest of the article the guy is referencing.
As a person who grew while being fully expected by people around me, I have started to believe old people aren't innocent as well. I used to believe only children spoils themselves but in reality, this includes parents who only see their children as investments and trophies, and society that turn blind eyes against this issue.
how can children spoil themselves? They're not the ones making money or controlling the finances of the house, they aren't self-sufficient. If a child is spoiled that's their parents' fault.
@@yujyuu yes , the parents are to blame and there parents .
And you are not even talking about the problem of being a Toyoko kid... I've seen various videos about the issue and those kids are having drug problems (they buy medicine that in huge quantity can cause calmness and other effects), pr*stit*tion problems (girls going to offer services for money...), theft problems, etc.
And the police does nothing. It's nonsensical. Those kids needs protection and a proper guidance... it's very sad.
Yep, and i blame no homeless to go to drugs for a bit od not feeling shit. Its counterproductive, but understandable.
And dunno how long a life they got :(
what a great country.... wait, what? Japan being bad? Impossiburu
@@kerolokerokeroloevery countries has its problems
I think the main problem with Japan that nobody is talking about is about Japan just not talking about things in general.
From ghosting as a standard way to break up, to actively not helping out in public, to simply letting Johnny Somali be as he escalates his nonsense. And yeah... the general attitude of keeping the peace by ignoring problems. Because you don't want to be a rabble rousers.
Its a country that essentially functions and communicates with backhanded methods and roundabout solutions.
I mean while escalating per se, isnt that bad, but damn it should be the case that at least people yell at him if he pulls that.
Man, all those anime about miscommunication make so much sense now! The show lasts forever until they communicate their feelings, and the anime ends with a resolution.
I wish this part of Japanese culture would change. It isn't healthy. Reading the room just leads to misunderstanding and pain. And waiting for someone to read the room or guess what they did wrong doesn't help either, especially if they don't care.
Recently, at the famous tourist site Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, a self-proclaimed tour guide, a Westerner, behaved rudely, prompting a Japanese woman to caution him. Despite having lived in Japan for eight years, understanding basic Japanese customs, and being able to speak Japanese, the self-proclaimed tour guide verbally abused her harshly. The video of this incident has already been viewed over 10 million times on social media. Such incidents are increasing with the rise in foreign tourists, and the problem is becoming more significant. Due to the video's spread, the self-proclaimed tour guide has deleted his social media accounts and removed his unregistered company from its website.
That's so true! A lot of the people I saw confront Johnny were forgeiners or lived outside of Japan for extended periods of time 😮❤
@E_M_O_Lizzie Is that why Rent a Girlfriend is still going? Simply because it "makes sense" in their context?
... That is all I will say to avoid myopia.
Sadly, one of the reasons for low number of homeless ppl in Japan is that many ppl choose to un-alive themsleves when they lose or are about to lose their home.
Not to mention that a lot of women go into prostitution in order to make money to pay off bills. Especially in Tokyo.
Suicide rates are also higher in America than Japan .
The suicide rate in the US and Japan are not that different, though.
@@fanfan9490 Nevermind then. I remember reading or hearing that Japan has the highest suicide rate. Looks like it was not true at all. No idea where that misinformation came from.
@@SukenusI think that’s because Japan is so loved and praised many people feel the need to argue against it. No country is perfect whether that’s Singapore, Sweden or Japan etc. Every country is flawed and some are better at covering up those flaws than others.
The sad thing is that these kids are victims of abuse/circumstance. Without pressing domestic abuse charges or worse, the police won't intervene. The only solution I see in the short term is the implementation of YA shelters meant specifically for ToYo children. 😢
Bu tthat would mewan agnowledging that problem, that while being the right thing to do, i dont think will be done, to not agnowledge the problem.
@@marocat4749 Also a program like that often times comes with the unintended consequence of funding coming out of tax payers pockets. Remember that nothing in this world is free.
In fact, some such shelters are already in operation, but conversely, they have become a problem in recent years. This is because some of these nonprofit organizations intentionally use children who report being abused to obtain subsidies from the government. These activist groups often have close ties to the left, and these issues may be used as a tool to advance their political claims.
Read about this a long time ago. The real homeless population tends to get buried in more obscure towns like Kamagasaki. It's one of Japan's many dirty secrets.
It's always so upsetting hearing about stuff like this, no matter where in the world it is. I experienced mental, physical and emotional abuse at the hand of a step parent for over a decade when I was young, and no matter how many times I refused to go home or went to the police, I was never listened to. I even had an officer tell me that maybe I was just an "angsty teen who needs to stop playing up and go home." No one going through abuse, no matter their age, should hear words like that from someone of authority. No one should feel the helplessness and hopelessness like that. I can imagine people in Japan sometimes find it harder to reach out, which would make the feeling so much worse. I hope these people can find safety and a place to grow and thrive, as like Joey said, they need to protect the youth they have now, especially if they'll be relying on them for care when they're elderly
As with many countries and societies, most people choose to see only the problems they want to see.
I'm glad you've gained the platform to talk about these things. I've not heard of this issue until now with your video about it here.
Yeah… I was still impressed that Yakuza: Like A Dragon addressed homelessness in Japan. It’s definitely swept under the rug and hidden from the world. The USA hides nothing…
Except it's Apartheid terrorism of BLACK TAXPAYERS...
Stuck at 13% slave population for a century = SILENT GENOCIDE.
Blacks were 40% of the USA in the 1600s...
Anyone who's played the Yakuza/LAD games, you know about Japan's homeless. The thing with the kids is sad. The lockdowns did a lot of damage, especially to youth, that has just gotten swept under the rug. The huge spike in domestic abuse being one of them. IDK man, seems a lot of countries in the industrialized world just don't value children anymore. Japan has its own unique issues, but unfortunately, a lot of these problem are worldwide.
I agree with your opinion. Of course, it is an issue that requires action, and I believe there are countries, including Japan, that are already implementing measures. However, I think the priority of addressing these issues can vary depending on the scale and severity of the problem. After all, no country is perfect in every aspect.
No immediate profit motive in helping children.
In a world that values profitability over anything else, children are seen by those who run our societies as parasites rather than our future.
1:35 11.5% is just the poverty rate in US
The fact that Joey didn't even question the idea that 1/9 people in the US experienced homelessness, or that 653,100 accounted for 11.5% of the US is quite something. It's such an obvious thing that should stick out if you give it a second thought that it makes you question everything else he's saying in a video covering such a serious topic.
@@TownspersonB With all due respect, I honestly know that Joey is smarter than this... Like... come on dude.
Just based on the numbers that he READ OUT LOUD WHEN HE SAID THAT, he stated that 600k people experience homelessness on a given night, followed by saying that 11% of the population is homeless... Even saying that out loud should trigger an alarm 'Wait... aren't there more than 6 million people in the US?'
Honestly, almost smacks of being disingenuous. Joey isn't a dumb guy. I grew up in poverty, but never went homeless. Poverty is a standard of income that is deemed unable to meed a minimum standard/quality of life, set based on standard deviations of income, cost of living and rent. This isn't even in the same ball-park as being homeless. Believe it or not, you can still live a pretty good life outside of large cities in the US under the poverty line... Well, before 2021 at least you could....
@@TownspersonB It says a lot about what people from other countries think about the US, and when your only experience being here is going to downtown LA. I wish more people could see how cool and very normal a vast portion of America is outside of fucked urban areas.
@@TheBreezeShootEven most urban areas are mostly fine. It's just that the majority of them don't make the news for "normal day just happened."
@@myself2noone Yeah rural folk love to think they live in paradise. Most are delusional
Exactly on my tea time. Thanks
I assume its skewed the same way as crime rates because when people talk about Japan having low crime, it often doesn't include the underreported cases of SA, abuse, and domestic violence.
Hmm, if you're speaking under the assumption that there's a unified international standard or set of parameters, I can understand that. But is it really feasible? I think it's fine as long as the low crime rate and safety are perceived by people who actually live in Japan or have visited as tourists. It's not good for people with no knowledge to overly trust that Japan has low crime rates and is safe. That's because, while the crime rate is low, there is still crime happening.
@@gotakazawa408I think you missed the point. The actual crime is just not being reported, and so is perpetuating.
@@kagato23 I don't quite understand your point. While many Japanese people (including foreign tourists) recognise that Japan has a low crime rate, However I am commenting on the fact that crimes still occur. It might be true that domestic violence and abuse are not fully reflected in the overall crime statistics, but it is a fact that they are recognised as crimes in Japan.
On the other hand, in some parts of the United States, leaving children home alone is considered a crime, which is unimaginable in Japan. In Japan, it's common for independent children to spend a few hours at home doing homework or playing games, and the idea of this being considered a crime seems abnormal to me.
Generally, many media outlets, including social media, tend to exaggerate and spread parts of the truth. For example, some reports claim that San Francisco is filled with homeless people and crime, making it uninhabitable. While I understand that this represents only part of the truth, it is also a fact that an American friend of mine moved out of California for these reasons.
5:49 トー横って東京と横浜じゃなくて、トー横キッズがたむろしてる東宝ビルの横のスペースのことだよ。
東横線かな😂
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true
If he is covering such a sensitive topic, he should provide 100% accurate information.
@@asdfghjjhgf bro chill he just didn't know, it's not like he's trying to spread misinformation, the fact that he's speaking about it at all is doing more than a small error could.
@@ShubhanshAgrawal if that's what you're choosing to get angry at you're avoiding the problem too. All this guy did was make a correction because Joey misunderstood the meaning of the word. (Not a typo btw) Idk if google translate made this guy say the n word or some nonsense that rubbed you the wrong way but you're just getting angry at someone who isn't involved over something they didn't do.
Thanks for spreading the word. Appreciated as always 🙏✨
Thank you Joey for bringing up these important issues to light! I think it's very important to talk about it, and it's an issue that we should all be educated on. I think it would be very interesting if you could go to where the Toyoko kids hang out and maybe interview them. I think your interview style videos are amazing, and it would be very interesting to watch as well to learn from the kids directly!
Indeed, as you mentioned, it might be an interesting field, but if interviewing them could potentially cause very sensitive issues. While people with specialized knowledge and experience are working as volunteers, those without such expertise might worsen the situation if they conduct interviews out of mere curiosity. If interviews are to be conducted, it might be better to interview the volunteers who are working on their behalf."
I came across two homeless people sleeping under the crossing by the road outside Ueno station and have noticed others down side streets. Other youtubers have reported whole communities living in the forests.
Thank you so much for talking about this... Please make an other video with more updates! Thank you so much!!!
When I was visiting Tokyo recently, walking through Shinjuku, near the Government buildings, were a whole row of homeless people living in tents alongside a main road, and most of them were young people.
The Profile picture we choose for this year is actually being pretty accurate with all the content themes since the beginning of the year.
As I've been a homeless child my self i know how it feels and anywhere was better than home, even if that meant being homeless, i hope they can find safety out there
トー横 (To-Yoko) actually refers to the Toho building in Shinjuku. It's "next to Toho Building" or 東宝ビルの横 thus トー横 in short.
Indeed. It is filled with homeless people, young and old. Noticed so many while I was living in Japan and going to/past that area.
I think Joey must have mixed it up with the 東横線 train line
I used to think that the "high school kids running away from home" was just a weird anime/manga trope, but now I see it is just reality there......
The homelessness issue is definitely under-reported. Even as a tourist, it's not hard to see some homelessness, albeit it's lower than average.
It's important to point out that Toyoko Kids really means "kids who live beside the Toho building," which is a plaza smack in the red light district, Kabukicho, in Shinjuku. It's a very concentrated area of homeless children.
This is significant because it puts these kids into a position where they may fall into darker paths such as illegal substances, selling their bodies, human trafficking, underage drinking, and more. Many of the kids living here are not legal adults.
A huge concern, no matter which country, is a huge number of homeless people suffering from mental illnesses. Sadly, in Japan, mental illnesses have not been historically treated correctly. I am in no way saying countries like the US are treating the situation properly. Homelessness is a world problem, and we should start working together to solve it.
Yes and many medicines are banned. Stimulants for example are banned in Japan.
There was a homeless guy I used to see regularly and I reached out to my foreign forum about how I could best help him. They advised the most valuable thing I could give him (and was most willing to accept) was acknowledging his existence. Greeting him regularly like a human being instead of ignoring him like everyone else. I was told if he was more receptive he might accept things like water and a snack like a rice ball. Unfortunately he didn’t ever warm up to me and I noticed his absence during the summer. What I assume when I found an investigation team, police, and fire department one day and all of his stuff gone the next was that he passed away.
There are a few “homeless patrols” in Tokyo but anyone can show kindness in remote areas in japan
To-Yoko（トー横） doesn't mean Tokyo and Yokohama.
It means beside Toho Cinemas in Kabukicho.
0:20 I was walking around the neighbourhood one day when a tourist couple from Malta (If I remember) asked me for directions. As I was walking them to the place, the lady said she admired how much greenery we had here in Albania. She said that literally while we were crossing near a dumpster with litter EVERYWHERE. Yeah, our neighbourhood doesn't smell OR look nice. I really appreciate that cleanliness aspect of Japanese culture. We all could learn a thing or two.
The Japanese economic bubble, it's subsequent collapse and the effects (which still affect Japan to this day) is a subject that fascinates me. This problem can be traced back to the bubble bursting.
Japan, despite being pretty stable, has been stuck in economic stagnation for almost 35 years now. I've heard that a massive portion of the workers in Japan are classified as temp workers (happens in the US as well) so there is never a chance for upwards mobility. The loneliness and hopelessness epidemics, which are global problems now, hit Japan first.
When people are lonely and lack any sense of optimism, it's easy for them to fall through the cracks of society. And it is especially easy for young people to get stuck in the downward spiral of nihilistic hopelessness that leads to homelessness.
It's vital to look under the surface and see what's really happening in society, especially issues hurting the youth.
America's stats on homeless people are skewed similarly to Japan. What we do in the US is we pick a single night in January and go out to areas where there is a generally high number of homeless people and just count anyone that is visible. Mind you this happens at night and during the coldest time of the year so the chance that homeless people are finding temporary shelter at this time is extremely high. Governments don't want accurate readings of homeless people as it reflects poorly on the local municipality. For us to solve the homeless crisis we are in, we must be honest about how severe the issue is.
With rent being so high, there are a lot of people who have income who end up living in cars. We don't get counted because we're less likely to use homeless services, and we avoid areas where there are a lot of homeless people.
Police do question us sometimes, but I don't think they're counting us.
This is so sad, but not surprising given that I've heard of similar things in America and seen it in a way through manga, although I didn't recognize it until I got older. Thanks for sharing this, Joey. I hope you do a full video so more people talk about it. The internet has made many countries problems public so now they feel they have to do something about them, so let's make sure they do something for this one especially.
im not surprised with how crazy the cost of living in Japans cities are.
it seems like everywhere people are struggling to get a roof over their heads
What are you talking about? Tokyo is just about the cheapest megacity you could live in in the developed world
Tokyo is extremely cheap actually.
Capitalism working as intended, solidifying more wealth in the wealthiest and less for the rest of us.
@@wasabichips933 Cost is relative. Yes Tokyo is cheap compared to New York, but people in Tokyo don't get paid the same as people in New York.
Average Japanese salary is 4.14 Million JPY which is equivalent to 26K USD. Whereas the average in the US is $59K or almost 9.3 million JPY.
@@blinkx1070 I don’t think you fully appreciate how much cheaper the cost side of things are though. I could go out and get a minimum wage fast food job anywhere in Tokyo right now and probably save half my monthly earnings while living in my own apartment and eating healthy. I don’t think you could do the same in New York.
My time in Shinjuku was a big shock to the system. I went most of my holiday in Japan not seeing a single person living in the streets, then when I got to Shinjuku I saw literal groups of kids sleeping out front of hotels and businesses
It just goes to show that every country has it's dark side, you just need to know where to look
I'm sure that people who live in internet cafes do not count as homeless...
I personally agree with your opinion as well. Even when people say they're "living" there, it's mostly short-term stays until they find affordable rental housing. For example, a two-week stay in an internet cafe is more expensive than a month's rent for a cheap apartment.
@@gotakazawa408 and they go there because of the free or cheap food
@@lindalily69 Actually, meals themselves aren't cheap. It's often more affordable to buy food from convenience stores. While breakfast is sometimes included for free, a significant factor might be that amenities like showers are included in the usage fee, making them essentially free to use. In any case, if they staying overnight, they need to pay a usage fee of several thousand yen per day.
@@gotakazawa408 I didn't know it had showers. That would be more important than food. I would rather be hungry than stinky. What i don't understand is that there are lots of abandoned houses in Japan that could be used to give people a place to live. No?
@@lindalily69 Most internet cafes are equipped with showers. Currently, there are said to be 9 million vacant houses in Japan. However, many of these homes are old and were previously occupied by parents whose children have since purchased and moved into other homes. These vacant houses pose a significant problem, as they often have conditions that make them difficult to sell-such as being old, small, cluttered with unwanted items, or not meeting current earthquake-resistant standards, thus requiring rebuilding. As a result, they are not immediately habitable. Selling these properties involves substantial costs and effort, which become burdensome for the inheritors. Therefore, while real estate is typically considered an asset, these vacant houses are often referred to as "negative assets."
Jirai-kei is often associated with Toyoko kids. Many of them do papa katsu to afford the clothing and luxury bags while glorifying self-harm and alcohol abuse. It's so sad.
Japanese complacency when it comes to anything that's even remotely "面倒くさい" is a cultural issue that honestly needs fixing.
I went to Tokyo for 5 days last year. I was not expecting to see homeless people. I saw at least 5. Yes, it is low compared to all the countries but I was still not expecting this from Japan.
If you expect the government to resolve this issue, you will be very disapointed. Private initiative is way better equipped to resolve any issue.
Joey they cleaned up the homeless problem lot. I remember in the 90s, early 2000s there were way more, and it was a very visible problem. Domestic violence has always been an issue. It is only that it is being reported more these days. And yeah, time to get these young children off the streets and more support needs to be given. Heard plenty of NGOs etc are getting in to help out. r
A french youtuber (louis san have speack in deep of this probleme some mont ago ) and he say it sad that english and japaness chanel tend to avoid problem that hapen in japan glad you speack about it
I thought they're called トー横キッズ because they hangout in front of Toho Cinema in Kabukichou
In japan in its entirety is most likely 100k + Homeless for the population size, the number increases or decreases depending on how you define your parameters. Example; Add the amount of people living in internet cafe's and the number goes up.
It certainly depends on how you define the parameters, but it probably won't be 100,000 people. It might reach more than 10,000, though.
It’s estimated that 4000 people live in internet cafes in Tokyo. Those numbers are also declining
I was just there last month, and I saw a bunch of homeless people whenever I was around major train stations like Shibuya and Shinjuku. It was surprisingly a lot more than I remember when I was visiting in 2018. Felt like the same amount of homeless people I see at home in the USA... Quite sad :(
I appreciate you making a video like this!
Small correction: they're called Toyoko kids (トー横キッズ) because a lot of them used to gather next to the Toho Cinemas building in Kabukicho, Tokyo. The "To" comes from Toho Cinemas Building, and "yoko" means 'next to' in Japanese.
One thing they didn't count as well was people living in computer/cyber cafes and i'm sure there is many different types of cafes as well
This is a subject that Nobita-Kun (The Japan Reporter) has reported on a few times, and Oriental Pearl (a polyglot who typically does language videos) has also covered this a few times. It's shocking how long this has been known for.
トー横 doesn’t come from Tokyo/Yokohama, it’s from 新宿(東)宝ビルの(横) since all youngsters hang out near Kabukicho’s Godzilla building✌🏻 glad you talked about this problem tho bro, peace & luv!
The first time I ran away from home, I was 15. The latest time I ran away, I was 28.
People underestimate how abuse is a cycle.
I was just in the Tokyo - Yokohama area a few weeks ago. I saw about 3 homeless persons in Tokyo (mostly scattered) and about 5-10 in Yokohama, in an encampment in the nearest subway station to the Yokohama Chinatown.
If I can see about 10 homeless persons as a tourist casually walking around just around the Tokyo area, there is no way there are only 3k in total across the country.
I visited Tokyo for the first time last December and I saw an area of Shinjuku, kind of an open square, where there were a lot of obviously homeless teens. They were sitting around on cardboard at the edge of the square.
I'm from Indonesia. I've actually really appreciated Joey's "realistic" (& grimmer) take on this channel, basically showing the harsh reality that nobody wants to talk about, because maybe it's too 'dark' or too 'negative', whatever that is. Reality IS still a reality. And I'm really glad that Joey now bravely speak out about all these darker truths about life in Japan basically. That's actually the reason why I've recently just subscribed to this particular youtube channel of him (a.k.a the 'other, realistic, & darker side' of him, so to speak). Not many popular youtubers even want to do this type of content.
The problems mentioned involving youths have been portrayed in different medias like mangas and movies etc. They are fiction for sure, but it also shows how kids in Japan aren't taken seriously when they're facing violence. If you try to help those kids, you will be caught in the middle and probably get arrested. It's so ridiculous.
There is no domestic violence in Ba Sing Se
Everyone deserves safety, I hope you make more videos on this.
I've seen homeless folk in Kabukicho and Akihabara beside conbinis.
There were a few in Yokosuka as well :(
Yeah, they were pretty obvious in parts of Kabukicho near the Theater Square when I stayed there in the Godzilla Hotel back in December. Spotted the occasional homeless person sleeping under a bridge or underpass in Akiba too.
But it’s nowhere near as obvious as the homelessness where I live in NYC
I've seen them in Shinjuku in the underpass, Ueno outside the station at night, Odaiba under the bridges
I've seen a homeless dude sleeping in broad daylight by guardrails in Akiba.
hey man appreciate your sincerity in covering heavy topics like this. good to see people speaking up, and airing out the things that negatively affect their community
トー横 is short for 新宿東宝ビルの横, it's not Tokyo and Yokohama.
Cases of domestic abuse have sadly risen during the pandemic. It's great seeing you address how these issues intersect with homelessness.
it's incredible, just today I saw a video by an Italian RUclipsr who talked about this topic. The sad thing is that these kids are forced to commit criminal acts to survive.. I think that videos like this help us to understand Japan 100%, and this is not "look how disgusting this country is" but, it serves to be aware
theres like a law that stop minor from working and that sucks
Ah yes Joey finally talking about the toyoko kids/teenagers subject, the thing is I do have a story to share back when i was in japan last year as my first time.
I've went to kabukicho which we all like to call the yakuza area, I've witnessed groups of teenagers who definitely were young and were in group who just hangs around the big middle part area where you see performance of a singer or talent, back then I had some vague info about the whole toyoko kids. they seem to be having good times since they are together but its just sad to know the reality behind it is pretty dark....as a foreigner myself I wish if I could've helped but I couldn't speak japanese fluently nor I would be able to solve their problems. I love japan and I acknowledge both its good and dark sides. I just wished if I could've been of some help.
I may have interpreted what Joey said wrong but when oh my fucking god I had no idea that Japan still considers domestic abuse a “family affair” which at least here in the US was overwritten in the 70’s after an infamous case where a women being abused by her husband set him on fire
I’m still surprised at how white people have no idea what Confucianism is and expect the rest of the world to share their values.
Thank you for bringing those import topics into the light. I was always wondering about these conditions in Japan
Makes you wonder if Japan has homeless, and what the living conditions are. In a lot of places, homeless people won't stay in shelters due to the deplorable conditions of the shelters.
Honestly, Homeless people will complain about Anything, We need to remove homeless shelters and stop funding homeless shelters if these bastards keep complaining.
I saw a few homeless people in the Shibuya area. I was almost relieved, because i was beginning to wonder if the government was doing something sinister to vanish the homeless people.
It's even worse considering there are songs about those kids too (portrayed in a somewhat dark manner tho)
Like Under Kids by TUYU
The only time I've seen anything about this, especially not in just a negative light, was in the Anime Hinamatsuri. Thanks for talking about it, Joey.
You need to add an addendum on some of thise facts man
Thats sad people need to help each other not ignore it. Its like when people are kids told to clean there rooms they shove it until the closet burst. Hope things can change for the better.
I've always seen the housing problem in Japan to be quite a huge problem like Tokyo rent is proof enough of that, a literal dilapidated room with nothing in it somehow costs as equivalent to New York rent just because its in Tokyo, its absolutely crazy, and real estate isn't making it any easier even outside of tokyo when a permanent residence doesn't cover a lot for the price you paid when you can literally go to any third world country and buy a mansion with said price, point is it isn't proportional to standards like for the price of a mansion with all the fixings and furnitures in a third world country is about the same price as your generic Japanese house you see in anime and I'm not talking about the bougie ones im talking low income anime mc house and thats what you get for such prices, its crazy that people are only starting to notice now, not to mention these houses arent gonna survive Japanese disaster conditions and people are paying that much for housing in japan like its just crazy and its not really helping that the job market in Japan isn't forgiving to its own people.
When I was a high schooler, born in a Catholic country and studying in a Catholic school, my first ever personal encounter with suicide ideation was with a female Half-Japanese student who studied with us for about a year, she wore wristbands to cover up her scars on both arms; From what I remember, of what I understood at the time, it was a combination of being neglected by her Japanese father and highschool bullying due to her being half. Her mother's side of the family pushed for her to migrate to our country.
I don't know what happened to her after she left our school, I remember adding her on FB, but I have forgotten her name. I hope she's doing well nowadays.
Makes sense why I see all the "menhara" stuff on the Japanese and Japan-related internet, reminds me of the romanticization of depression and mental illness during the emo era.
Man this stuff breaks my heart. Ive had a rough childhood but it never got physical and i could outlast it, although i am now still working on getting over that time i did survive it. There have been monents where i ran away for a short while and those were f* terrifying. I can't imagine how much worse it is for these kids to have had a way worse situation at home and to have this situation for so long without understanding and help from their country. I wish i was in a situation where i could help them. Having them on the street helpless makes it very easy for them to be taken advantage off. Horrible, just horrible
It's sad that most of these kids rather sleep on the streets and part of the reason is violence i appall too all of you out there violence is always wrong sometimes we can't do without fighting back but it should always be as last resort everyone can feel hurt ur fists are not your mouth so mouth first and anything else last❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤stay safe and i hope we can give more homeless people a warm place
Joey the reporter and activist. Thanks for bringing a voice to these issues
The US houseless rate is SO MUCH higher than that, cause they count the same way you’re talking about them doing over there, and they’re super blatant about it. Cops purposefully allow bad things to happen to houseless camps/communities so that it becomes “problems they don’t have to deal with”.
As to you doing a video on your main channel about it there in Japan, I would love to see you do that. I’d be very interested in you potentially being able to even talk with some people from the houseless communities there, if at all possible(and safe)?
And houseless is literally a term invented to hide the hiomeless thing, be it out of shame otr, play it down.
Ok the us peobably is more open there and that, and shockingly many were at least homeless once and lived in a car at least, but ther is still relative mobility, which i dont think ewxists in japan
@@marocat4749 I volunteer with groups that assist the houseless camps, and I use the term “houseless”, because that is the term the people who are living that reality have asked us to use.
As someone who is a chosen Orphan myself, i cant thank you enough from my heart that you talk about that topic and spread awarenesses. Thank you for doing it 💚
Talks about Homeless-ness, doesn't even give any shoutout to charities in the video to help homeless people. Nice and grifty. Lets talk about Logan Paul again next!
right smh
Might as well take the vid down and try again. Joey can't read
Thanks for talking about this Joey. Recently I started notice a lot of school aged kids hanging out in Kabukicho late at night usually smoking and surrounded by trash, I always wondered what was up with these kids.