Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses

Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by jerryliu12 on Friday July 11, 2025 @10:20AM (#44532459)

Have to say that I'm shocked that the local government hasn't cracked down on the Mario Kart stuff.

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Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by timr on Friday July 11, 2025 @10:26AM (#44532521)

They're starting to ban it. Japan's wheels of government move slowly, but they tend to be effective when they do move.

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Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by Klonoar on Friday July 11, 2025 @03:55PM (#44536249)

It's happened on and off over the years, and at one point Nintendo took legal action against the business itself. It's just an annoyingly persistent tourist trap.

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Re:Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses by chihuahua on Friday July 11, 2025 @06:17PM (#44537318)

I agree. These go-karts are only street legal vehicles if the government agrees that they are street legal. If the government passes a rule that says go-karts are not street legal, they can be confiscated and destroyed as soon as they are spotted by the police. It seems that this problem could be easily solved.

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