As another commenter said, Japanese politicians care more about businesses and inbound tourism than tax-paying citizens.

I remember one of the past ministers (perhaps of tourism) saying that Japan should now aim to 60M a year but it could even ...

That’s interesting! As a Brazilian, I’d find it unusual to see a male janitor at all, as this job is predominantly done by ...

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