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    Kamgasaki: Japan's Forgotten Ghetto

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    Views[247] Old friends outside a make-shift gambling house in Kamagasaki. In between placing bets on boat races broadcast on an old TV, they share stories of better times. Views[1096] The most popular form of gambling in Kamagasaki is Economic frustration in Kamagasaki has led to the three-fold vices of alcoholism, gambling, and drug addiction. Violence is never far behind. Views[1778] At the Nishinari Labor Center's main hall, Kamagasaki residents pass the time. Some have taken to sleeping here in the hopes of getting first crack at what little work comes. Views[1710]
     
    The Nishinari Labor Center once brought construction jobs to Kamagasaki residents. After a day's work, lines formed here for hard-earned pay. Today, with work scarce, people spend their days waiting for jobs that seldom come. Views[3505]     

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