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A homeless man lies on a sidewalk as the Bank of Japan building is seen in the background in Tokyo March 10, 2010
Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2010

Open quoteOnce you slip in Japan, there is no one to catch your fall.Close quote

  • MASAMI YOKOYAMA,
  • a Japan resident whose application for government aid was rejected while he was homeless and unemployed because he was still an able-bodied male; Tokyo admitted last fall that it had been keeping the growing number of Japanese living in poverty a secret
Photo: Toru Hanai / Reuters | Source: IHT