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    5 months ago

    They don’t have them because they were removed after the Tokyo Metro nerve gas attack in 1995 as a precaution against future terrorist attacks. It’s a pretty common response to terror attacks, France did it after the 1995 GIA bombings and the UK did it after the 1993 Bishopgate bombing by the Provisional IRA.

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      Wait, do you mean to tell me they don’t have public trash bins in France or the UK either? Or did they bring them back after a while?

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        They brought them back after a while. Japan has started bringing trash cans back in cities slowly too.