S2 Eps17 日本がきれいなのは誰のおかげ?ゴミ箱少なすぎ問題。Who Really Keeps Japan Clean? Why Are There So Few Rubbish Bins in Japan?

S2 Eps17 日本がきれいなのは誰のおかげ?ゴミ箱少なすぎ問題。Who Really Keeps Japan Clean? Why Are There So Few Rubbish Bins in Japan?

July 12, 2026 · 33 min · Season 2 · Episode 17

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In this episode, Makiko discusses the lack of public rubbish bins in Japan and the country's cleanliness.

六月(ろくがつ)の初(はじ)めに、東京(とうきょう)の八王子市(はちおうじし)にある高尾山(たかおさん)に行(い)ってきました。 その時(とき)にゴミを捨(す)てるところがなくて困(こま)ったという話(はなし)をしています。 というより、日本(にほん)全体(ぜんたい)でゴミ箱(ばこ)って少(すく)なすぎると思(おも)いませんか。 なのに、日本(にほん)は道端(みちばた)にゴミが落(お)ちていない、きれいな国(くに)です。 でも、そのきれいな国(くに)の国民(こくみん)の一人(ひとり)として思(おも)っていることを、正直(しょうじき)に、結構(けっこう)熱(あつ)めに語(かた)っています。笑 かなり悪(わる)い言葉(ことば)を言(い)っているところもあるので、聞(き)き流(なが)してください。笑 At the beginning of June, I visited Mount Takao in Hachioji, Tokyo. In this episode, I talk about how I struggled to find a place to throw away my rubbish while I was there. Actually, it made me wonder—don't you think Japan has far too few public bins? Even so, Japan is known as a clean country where you hardly ever see litter on the streets. As someone who lives here, I share my honest thoughts about that contradiction, and I get pretty passionate about it! 😂 I also use some rather strong language in parts of the episode, so please don't take it too seriously and just enjoy the rant. 😆

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