Shibuya Littering Fine: 2,000 Yen in a Country With No Trash Cans
On June 1, Shibuya became the first place in Japan to fine street littering on the spot, 2,000 yen a pop, with 10 penalties on day one. But this is a country that spent decades removing its public bins. Inside Japan's awkward don't-litter-but-good-luck-finding-a-bin paradox.