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I asked myself the same question when I saw exactly 1 homeless person in all of Tokyo. There has been a global trend to decommission psychiatric hospitals. Jap

I asked myself the same question when I saw exactly 1 homeless person in all of Tokyo. There has been a global trend to decommission psychiatric hospitals. Japan didn’t follow suit, and today has 10x the beds per capita compared to the US. This is balanced by the fact that it’s much harder to commit someone against their will in the US. https://www.borgenmagazine.com/japans-homeless-population/#:~:text=In%20Japan%2C%20someone%20with%20a,care%20systems%20in%20the%20world https://www.borgenmagazine.com/japans-homeless-population/#:.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinstitutionalisation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinstitutionalisation

Dracophoenix 2y ago
> I asked myself the same question when I saw exactly 1 homeless person in all of Tokyo Homelessness in Tokyo looks different than homelessness in a major US city. Often enough, it means freeters sleeping overnight in manga cafés. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_café_refugee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_café_refugee
- ilaksh 2y ago
  According to the article, living in an internet cafe can be as little as $420 per month. But where does someone who has no work that month get the $420? Does the government have a minimal support program?
  - presentation 2y ago
    lol that’s actually more expensive than a lot of small apartments in Tokyo. That said there is no shortage of work in Tokyo. Far more work than the number of people available to do it.
alpb 2y ago
FWIW there are definitely homeless people in Tokyo. Under a lot of overpasses in the affluent Shinjiku area, you'll find many homeless people living long-term. I was there as recent as last year and I wouldn't say it's nonexistent. :) Definitely an order of magnitude less than any major US city, however. https://www.huckmag.com/article/yusuke-nagata-photographer-documenting-homeless-teeagers-in-tokyo https://www.huckmag.com/article/yusuke-nagata-photographer-d... https://metropolisjapan.com/tokyos-homeless/ https://metropolisjapan.com/tokyos-homeless/

Dracophoenix 2y ago

> I asked myself the same question when I saw exactly 1 homeless person in all of Tokyo Homelessness in Tokyo looks different than homelessness in a major US city. Often enough, it means freeters sleeping overnight in manga cafés. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_café_refugee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_café_refugee

ilaksh 2y ago
According to the article, living in an internet cafe can be as little as $420 per month. But where does someone who has no work that month get the $420? Does the government have a minimal support program?
- presentation 2y ago
  lol that’s actually more expensive than a lot of small apartments in Tokyo. That said there is no shortage of work in Tokyo. Far more work than the number of people available to do it.

alpb 2y ago

FWIW there are definitely homeless people in Tokyo. Under a lot of overpasses in the affluent Shinjiku area, you'll find many homeless people living long-term. I was there as recent as last year and I wouldn't say it's nonexistent. :) Definitely an order of magnitude less than any major US city, however. https://www.huckmag.com/article/yusuke-nagata-photographer-documenting-homeless-teeagers-in-tokyo https://www.huckmag.com/article/yusuke-nagata-photographer-d... https://metropolisjapan.com/tokyos-homeless/ https://metropolisjapan.com/tokyos-homeless/