Japanese night escape service, which specializes in “disappearing” customers. The picture shows a homeless person sitting in a cardboard box at Shinjuku Station. (Schematic / Dazhi / Associated Press)
Last year in Japan there were about80,000 people missing, and where did the people go?There is a risky and dangerous job in Japan called “yonigeya” (night escape house).Mainly help people missing.A staff member revealed that he had to carry a briefcase for self-defense, and 90% of the customers were women.
according to《INSIDER》According to the report, a documentary by the South China Morning Post mentioned that most of these “disappeared” people had debt problems, escaped domestic violence, or just wanted to start over in a new place. Naoki Iwabuchi, a man who works in a nondescript office in the small town of Chiba, was interviewed in a crisp black suit. He mainly helps abused women and victims of stalking disappear from society to a place of safety. , which is one of his many businesses.
Naoki Iwabuchi said that this is a job full of risks and dangers. He has to carry a black briefcase for self-defense with him. After opening it, there is a shield and a layer of armor inside; he also carries a retractable baton with him to protect himself. Naoki Iwabuchi emphasized that moving at night is very troublesome, because he always assumes that the worst will happen. He found that many women faced domestic violence that they could not escape 16 years ago, and decided to intervene to help them disappear. “Now about 90% of the customers are 10% are women, and 10% are men.” The number of missing persons in Japan is three times that of before the pandemic.
In fact, the “Los Angeles Times” reported as early as 2003 that the night escape fee was about US$2,000 to US$20,000 (approximately NT$60,000 to NT$600,000). In some cases, helping a missing person may You have to pretend to be a window cleaner or a tatami dealer to avoid detection.
According to a 2020 BBC report, once they are vaporized, it is easy to remain anonymous and hide in Japanese society. Sociologist Hiroki Nakamori said that because Japan attaches great importance to privacy, the missing can withdraw money from ATMs without being discovered. “The police will not intervene unless there is a crime or other accident.” You can only spend a lot of money to hire a private investigator, or wait slowly.
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