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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by franciscop on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @08:09AM (#33420099)
That's one thing for sure, but I attribute it most to the lack of dumpsters. I am not sure why they were banned, the trash cans supposedly because of terrorism, but the larger containers/dumpsters would make the city so much cleaner and better.

Tip: when there's a typhoon, restaurants close and there's no trash on the street, the rats invade nearby shops looking desperately for food:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkpV_fCeuIE

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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by bombcar on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:27AM (#33420873)
To be fair to Tokyo I doubt there's a major city in the world that doesn't have rats unless rats can't live in a super hot desert or frozen tundra.

It's a matter of how contained/controlled/visible they are.

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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by selimthegrim on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @10:34AM (#33421756)
Calgary and Edmonton.
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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by bombcar on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @10:37AM (#33421797)
Nice, ratatouille BTFO: https://www.alberta.ca/albertas-rat-control-program.aspx
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