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Tokyo Drafts Ordinance to Fine Littering in Tourist and Nightlife Districts

Tokyo is preparing an ordinance that would impose on-the-spot fines of several thousand yen for littering in tourist and nightlife areas. The proposal comes amid claims that inbound tourism is driving the city’s garbage problem, though available data appears not to support that conclusion.

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Tokyo is drafting an ordinance to fine litterbugs, charging on-the-spot fines of a few thousand yen in tourist and nightlife districts. While many blame inbound tourism for the increase in misplaced garbage in the metropolis, the data doesn't seem to supp
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Tokyo Drafts Ordinance to Fine Littering in Tourist and Nightlife Districts

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Tokyo is drafting an ordinance to fine litterbugs, charging on-the-spot fines of a few thousand yen in tourist and nightlife districts. While many blame inbound tourism for the increase in misplaced garbage in the metropolis, the data doesn't seem to supp