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Re:Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice by smcl on Sunday June 02, 2019 @05:32AM (#20074426)
For point 3, it sounds like you’re saying that Japan has either a more abusive or cruel police force than the USA or a larger proportion of people locked up. I can only go by news stories and reputation, but I’d be really surprised if either of these were true.
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Re:Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice by Hamuko on Sunday June 02, 2019 @10:17AM (#20075592)
No really, the best word to describe their police force is "bored".

https://www.economist.com/asia/2017/05/18/as-crime-dries-up-...

Police officers spent a week of their time watching an unlocked trap car with a crate of beer inside it.

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Re:Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice by philwelch on Sunday June 02, 2019 @05:59AM (#20074506)
It’s not “cruel” to enforce the law, nor does it require mass incarceration because people react to incentives. I suspect Japanese culture may be another important factor, however.
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