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Episode 142
Published 1 year, 7 months ago
Description
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about life in Sanya--Tokyo's infamous day laborer district--with Klaus K.Y. Hammering.
ðŸ'‰Topics Discussed
- What it is like being a day laborer in Tokyo's Sanya district
- The dangers of working as a day laborer
- What kind of people work as day laborers in Sanya
- About Klaus K.Y. Hammering's experiences working as a day laborer in Japanese construction sites
- About gambling in Sanya
- How Sanya has all but vanished over the past couple of decades
- How Japanese society often ignores what Sanya and its residents
- And more!
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