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  2. San'ya - Wikipedia

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    San'ya (山谷, San'ya) is an area in the Taitō and Arakawa wards of Tokyo, located south of the Namidabashi intersection, around the Yoshino-dori.A neighborhood named "San'ya" existed until 1966, but the area was renamed and split between several neighborhoods.

  3. History of Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    The Sanya slums did not match the city's initial economic boost after occupation. They had slow improvement in the following decades, but were still slums by 1990. Another famous slum from this time was Piss Alley at the Shinjuku Westmouth. [235] The Golden Block and Kabukicho districts became important parts of Shinjuku. Kabukicho was home to ...

  4. List of slums - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of slums. A slum as defined by the United Nations agency UN-Habitat , is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing, squalor, and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the developing world between ...

  5. Category:Slums in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Slums in Japan" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Kamagasaki; Kawasaki, Kanagawa

  6. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    B eneath a gloomy white sky, more than 100 armed police poured into the slum of Badia East in the teeming megacity of Lagos, Nigeria. As they advanced, they cracked their batons on the unpaved streets and against the ramshackle walls of the shanties. “If you love your life, move out!” the officers shouted.

  7. Kamagasaki - Wikipedia

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    Kamagasaki (釜ヶ崎) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (あいりん地区) became the area's official name in May 1966.. It has the largest day laborer concentration in the country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in this area, part of which has been in slum-like conditions until as recently as 2012, containing run ...

  8. This snowy Japanese town represents love. But ... - AOL

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    Located in the Yamagata region about 260 miles north of Tokyo, the town is famous for its picturesque scenery, including traditional Edo-period buildings blanketed in snow — speculated to be the ...

  9. Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear - Wikipedia

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    Sanya (サーニャ, Sānya) Voiced by: Lynn [12] Sanya is the guildmaster of adventurer's guild residing in the royal capital. She is an elf and has a little sister named Ruimin and a little brother named Luca. Gran Farrengram (グレートファレングラム) Gran is the grandfather of Misana Farrengram.