Yes I think Japan does this as well. For example in Shibuya Miyashita Park, a recent traveller would find a nice mall here, but not too long ago it was a genuin

Yes I think Japan does this as well. For example in Shibuya Miyashita Park, a recent traveller would find a nice mall here, but not too long ago it was a genuine park, one full of homeless. The government pushed away people with nowhere to live to who knows where and built a luxury mall. All the tourists visiting assume Japan has no homeless. Out of sight, out of mind.