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Re:We hired a Japanese moving company [video] by robocat on Monday March 04, 2019 @02:13PM (#19304275)
> Japanese people will reuse and repair everything

Maybe for small items. Counterpoint:

1. in the video they got new whitewear (would their old whitewear get sold second hand? Feels unlikely.)

2. "Raze, rebuild, repeat: why Japan knocks down its houses after 30 years" https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/nov/16/japan-reusabl...

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Re:We hired a Japanese moving company [video] by cannonedhamster on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @01:34PM (#19312891)
Japan has an excellent number of second hand stores for many household and personal items.
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