Minami-Senju.

In the quiet night, the lights on the street are still on.

And here are the three major Doya streets in Japan. The most famous one is the "Valley Doya Street" in Minami-Senju, Tokyo, located in the "Valley (Sanya) area".

Valley is not an address, but a general name.

The nearby stations include JR Minami-Senju Station, as well as three subway lines including the Hibiya Line and Tsukuba Express. It is a place with convenient transportation. You can reach the valley area in a few minutes on foot from the station.

During the period of rapid economic development in recent years, a large number of employment agencies have sprung up in Minami-Senju, specializing in introducing a large number of day laborers to companies and finding day labor jobs for laborers.

After day laborers found jobs here, they boarded trucks together and went to work at construction sites and other places, where they received their wages for the day. They then used the money to live here, and gradually a neighborhood was formed.

Another 4 to 5 minutes’ walk from here will bring you to the famous Tear Bridge intersection.

During the Edo period, this was the bridge leading to the execution ground. Prisoners and their families would cry here, hence the name "Tear Bridge".

At that time, the valley was inhabited by low-caste laborers, such as butchers, leather workers and leather product craftsmen. Therefore, the valley area has been carrying on the tradition of making shoes, and some shoe companies can still be seen today.

The most special thing is that there is a shrine here that is dedicated to the worship of shoes. In the past, people would collect old shoes and burn them, and hold ceremonies to thank the gods.

Once you arrive at the valley, even people who have no idea what this place is like can feel the "special atmosphere".

On one side are single-family houses, and on the other side are illegal buildings made of iron sheets and plastic boards. These buildings are the origin of the name Doya Street, because Doya is "yado" read backwards, referring to a gathering place of cheap simple dwellings.

On the dim streets, stores with signs advertising employment agencies can be seen everywhere, and the ground is littered with promotional garbage.

There were shirtless young men in slippers, wandering around drunkenly like ghosts in the night.

They either gather together, sit on the ground, or simply sleep on the ground. Most of them are men in their early twenties. They will not cause harm to pedestrians, and there are many ordinary residences around, so they can pass normally.

But this place is obviously different from other places in Japan. If an outsider comes here, it is hard to believe that a developed country can have such a dirty and chaotic place.

This place doesn't feel like Tokyo, but more like the slums of Mumbai.

A top floor unit in a one-family building.

The illegal iron structure was crackling under the impact of the autumn rain.

There was only a 14-inch black and white TV, and it was playing TSB's program. Ichiro Yokohama spoke bitterly about the lack of ambition among today's young people and scolded them for their decadence and indulgence.

Nakama Ono watched the TV screen, smoking a cigarette, and remained silent.

I feel very remorseful and guilty. I feel deeply sorry for my parents' upbringing, which is why I am in such a miserable state today.

He wanted to call home, but when he thought about his current situation, Nakama Ono just couldn't muster up the courage.

Stayed for a long time.

Nakama Ono picked up a pen and started writing in his diary.

At the age of 18, I failed the college entrance examination and had to repeat myself.

At 19, I took the second exam and ended up in a big, useless pit.

At the age of 21, I finished my sophomore year. I regretted my past childish behavior, so I started to work hard.

At the age of 22, I was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination but I missed by one point.

At the age of 23, I graduated from college, but found that I couldn’t find a job that satisfied me.

Took the second exam.

I was very happy when the results came out, one level higher than last year.

At the age of 26, I had to start looking for a job, but I couldn't find a stable job.

At the age of 27, I see my peers getting married, but I am single and don’t have the energy to find one.

When I went home for the Chinese New Year, I saw my junior high school classmates building beautiful single-family houses with the help of their parents. My parents are already old, and the only thing they can do is to help me contact blind dates.

I met more than a dozen girls, and only two were willing to chat. I wanted to turn them down, but I couldn't bear the expectant looks in my parents' eyes.

At the age of 29, I got engaged to her with the help of our parents.

I know she is very dissatisfied, and in fact I am also dissatisfied, but whose life can be perfect?

At the age of 30, we finally got married.

I regret not seeing her again.

She was also sorry that he didn't come either.

Although I know she is also thinking about the other person, but looking at her not-so-pretty face, I thought to myself that it should be left as it is.

She also succumbed to fate and accepted her fate like me.

Not long after, she became pregnant!

The president said that if you work hard to save money, you can be promoted to section chief next time.

However, he came to her and had a beautiful one-family house. I am a useless man. I can't even afford a house at the age of 30. How can such a waste have the face to live in this world?

In Japan, society has long held a traditional cultural attitude towards suicide.

While it would be a mistake to overstate this idea, the mentality is still evident.

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara said Matsuoka was a true samurai because he committed suicide to protect his honor.

Shintaro Ishihara recently wrote the screenplay for a film called "I Will Die for You," which glorifies the kamikaze suicides of the Second World War, while the tradition of seppuku and suicide by love has always been admired and considered responsible and manly behavior.

At the same time that Nakama Ono left a suicide note and committed suicide, a 30-year-old young man jumped from the building with the suicide note and the insurance policy after hearing himself being scolded for being irresponsible.

In his suicide note, he wrote: I'm sorry, Mom and Dad, although we can't afford to buy a house, I am a brave son. This is destined to be a bloody night.

No one expected that Ichiro Yokohama's words would hurt the self-esteem of countless young people.

Tokyo.

Warning Hall.

As Kenichi Sato watched dozens of people covered with white cloth and carried away, his heart, which he had thought was as hard as stone, trembled violently.

It is called Benshengbao.

The entire conference room was filled with a huge depressing atmosphere.

Four hundred and sixty-two compensation policies!

Overnight, there were 462 suicide compensation policies to be paid! The atmosphere was filled with a strong sense of oppression, as if a storm was about to come.

Jingtian Heng slapped the table with his hand, and cursed with deep anger and regret: "Asshole! Can anyone tell me what's going on? Group suicide?"

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(End of this chapter)