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    Kamgasaki: Japan's Forgotten Ghetto

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    by: andrewhouston Views[268] 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. by: andrewhouston Views[1113] 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. by: andrewhouston Views[1801] 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. by: andrewhouston Views[1733]
     
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    My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

    Wednesday, 8 Sep 2010 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Rapid economic growth in post-war Japan brought on a construction boom, and with it a huge demand for day laborers, who came from around the country to recruitment sites such as Osaka's Kamagasaki. As Japan grew, so did the population of these "... Read more >
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