“Let us quit this slave-like job” – slanderous comments from overseas received on social media．．． Rickshaw company president reveals the pros and cons of the sudden increase in demand．
1@Old Man Friends Club ★.Nov. 9, 2024 (Sat) 15:20:02.74ID:RsEa73tY9
With insatiable demand for inbound tourism, Japan’s famous spots are all booming. Asakusa in Tokyo, with its Japanese atmosphere, is especially popular with foreign tourists, with Sensoji Temple, Kaminarimon Gate and Nakamise Shopping Street crowded even on weekdays. While the benefits of this “buying spree” have been attracting attention, due in part to the weak yen, the lack of etiquette shown by foreign tourists has sometimes caused controversy. We spoke to Ryuta Nishio, president of Rise Up Co., Ltd., which operates Tokyo Rickshaw, a rickshaw tourism service based in Asakusa, about the pros and cons of inbound tourism and its potential for expansion. (Interview and text by Yoshihara Tomoya) [Omitted] However, there are some problems. The company says it receives such posts from foreigners on its social media accounts. “The messages were things like, ‘Let me quit this slave-like job.'” About 30% of the rickshaw pullers and tourist guides are women. Although it is certainly physical labor, “we have received comments from people overseas such as, ‘It’s inhumane to make women work like horses.’ When our staff speak to customers on the street or are just standing there, people from overseas sometimes say to us, “You must be poor.” We understand that there are differences between countries, regions, and cultures. However, there may be a lack of understanding that rickshaw driving is a respectable occupation and that employees feel a sense of fulfillment in their work. I don’t think there’s any need for people to go out of their way to say such slanderous and libelous things to us. We even receive negative comments from people in Japan, such as, “They’re probably just making excessive profits.” Continue reading on encounter 2024/11/09 11:00.
>>1 Rickshaw work is so hard that it has been criticized overseas as slave-like work, yet young people are flocking to apply for jobs. It proves that anyone who says that young people these days won’t apply for hard work is just an idiot.
> Rickshaw driving is a respectable occupation, and perhaps people don’t understand that employees feel a sense of fulfillment in their work. I mean, it’s such a tough job, and you do sales, tourist guidance, and you’re filmed and you have to show your face, so I’d say the monthly salary is at least 500,000, even if it’s not 1 million. Surely that’s not the case? If you’re not getting what you deserve, then it’s slave work.
There are always people who come to a foreign country and start discriminating culturally, and they think that they are more culturally mature and superior.
>>32 They often say that they should do a better job after they’re done, but I wonder what the prostitutes really think. They smile even when you lecture them, so I don’t think they mind.
Every year, after the New Year’s tour is over, I take a rickshaw ride with my girlfriend to Kamakura. It’s a very charming experience. It costs about 20,000 to 30,000 yen depending on the route. The view is great and the sight is high. When it’s cold, I hold her hand under a blanket and it keeps me warm.
Writers can confirm the number of so-called slanderous comments coming from overseas, but they don’t write about it. It may not be slander but a misunderstanding.
>>40 That’s just your opinion lol In Japan, people have the freedom to choose their occupation, so unless you can prove it’s illegal forced labor against the individual’s will under a slave contract, it’s just sex and occupational discrimination and an insult to the individual.
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