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If you ask your Japanese guide why Japan has so few public trash bins, they will instantly point to the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack. While that tragic domestic terror event was the initial catalyst that prompted the government to pull bins from subway stations and major thoroughfares as a security measure, it doesn't fully explain why they never came back.

If you ask your Japanese guide why Japan has so few public trash bins, they will instantly point to the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack. While that tragic domestic terror event was the initial catalyst that prompted the government to pull bins from subway stations and major thoroughfares as […]

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Reasons behind Japan’s Lack of Public Trash Bins