Comments by "Jordan, inside-outsider in Japan" (@Jordan-inJapan) on "How Japan Keeps Clean" video.
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In my area, we have ‘jichikai’, a kind of neighborhood committee, which handles many of the activities you discussed. For example, we manage the ‘gomi toban’ that way — one household is responsible to maintain and clean the area’s garbage-collection bin (where we take household garbage every day). We also have a garbage cleanup event one every month or so where all members of the community walk around together and pick up trash, etc. And lots more. This is a common system in rural areas, like where is live. It’s kind of a pain sometimes, but the result is we have a strong sense of community, are well-organized, and yes, our streets and parks stay clean.
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