End of the road for Japanese village, sad but it's the reality |
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End of the road for Japanese village, sad but it's the reality |
 May 10 2006, 12:06 AM
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AF Guru  Group: Members Posts: 4,531 Joined: 24-June 05  |
OGAMA, Japan - This mountain village on the west coast, withered to eight aging residents, concluded recently that it could no longer go on. So, after months of anguish, the villagers settled on a drastic solution: selling all of Ogama to an industrial-waste company from Tokyo, which will turn it into a landfill.
With the proceeds, the villagers plan to pack up everything, including their family graves, and move in the next few years to yet-uncertain destinations, most likely becoming the first community in Japan to cease to exist voluntarily. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/HE09Dh01.html |
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May 10 2006, 12:16 AM
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AF Pro  Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 13-December 04 From: far away |
That's kinda sad
 Giving up their home and having it turned into a landfill... |
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May 10 2006, 12:20 AM
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AF Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,531 Joined: 24-June 05 |
QUOTE(cabbit @ May 10 2006, 03:16 PM) [snapback]1836634[/snapback] That's kinda sad Giving up their home and having it turned into a landfill... esp losing that traditions, culture and history. |
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May 10 2006, 06:50 AM
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AF Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,312 Joined: 27-June 04 |
^ya
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May 10 2006, 05:18 PM
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AF Geek  Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 3-April 06 |
sellouts...
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Jun 8 2006, 06:28 AM
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AF Addict  Group: Members Posts: 888 Joined: 27-May 06 |
d country where im living d that 2
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