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It may be fascinating, but it is also entirely anecdotal and says nothing about the country as a whole. In the middle of Kyoto, and in downtown Tokyo I have re
by delackner 18y ago
It may be fascinating, but it is also entirely anecdotal and says nothing about the country as a whole.
In the middle of Kyoto, and in downtown Tokyo I have repeatedly seen branches of major japanese banks that have lottery ticket vending booths built into their exterior walls. Talk about "disreputable"!
- patio11 18y agoI agree. In fact, this is a point that many people forget about Japan: Just like the US is big enough to accommodate both a sub-prime crisis and Dave Ramsey, Japan is big enough to both accommodate cosmopolitan financial centers like Tokyo and small farming towns where "a bank from Tokyo" is understood as an insult.