homelessness in Japan and Canada Saki

First, the most impressive experience for me in this course is field work for researching homelessness to around Japan town. I saw the actual condition of homelessness. I tried to talk to homeless people, but it was difficult because I was actually scared of them. Anyway it is unforgettable memory for me. I thought that I could know real society than before. Second, it was also good experience for me to go to CBC. I was happy because I got a chance to visit Canadian television station. I learn that how CBC works and how the TV programs are made. Finally, I learn the old-styled Japanese society and thought by the movie. It gave me some new ideas. I had some impressive experiences in this course.

I would like to have a presentation about homelessness in Canada and Japan. First, I will explain differences between Canadian homeless people and Japanese homeless people. I found some differences by my field research. A lot of Canadian homeless people ask for their bread to people on a street, and they have papers written like “please give me money” “help me”. On the other hand, Japanese homeless people don’t ask for anything, and have such paper. So, I was scared of homelessness when they asked me for money in Canada at the first time. Japanese homelessness look like that they live by themselves without help from others. In addition, Canadian homeless people often have dogs, but Japanese homeless people don’t have them. Although Canadian government supports homeless by giving money, Japanese government hardly gives them a help. These points are main differences I found, but I need more research to check differences more detail. Second, I will talk about both countries homeless people in detail. For example, how they live on the streets. In Canada, homeless people get food at churches and distribution by volunteer, and from garbage cans for free. Besides, they can get food cheap at some facilities. When I went to field research, I saw a kind of restaurant that supplies all food by just $200, and there are a lot of people. In Japan, they live on the street and large park where people don’t often come. My hometown (Osaka) has a park and some areas where a lot of homeless people live. Volunteers sometimes supply food for them, but food is not enough. In addition, many Canadian homeless use drugs on streets. It is serious problem, because they spend their money from government for drugs. Third, I will explain youth homeless people. My part is about youth homelessness, so I want to focus on this topic. I researched that Canada has more youth homeless than Japan. For example, there are about 700 homeless youth in Vancouver, and the number of them has been increasing. Many of them are drugs addicts, and they can’t work. This is problem, so the government needs not only to give them money but also to provide them with more active support to prevent youth homelessness. In Japan, the number of youth homelessness is relatively few, and governments support is not enough, so they tend to commit a crime to live.  I will research more, and give some example. Third, I will explain problems of homelessness in Canada and Japan. Both countries have some problems about homelessness to solve. They tend to be ignored by the society especially in Japan, but their problems should be solved. For example, the government should not only make shelter or give them money, but also give them education or treatment for drugs to get them be able to live by themselves. In Japan, it is difficult for homelessness to get a job. Therefore, they can’t work, and they are forced to be homeless. The situation should be changed by the government to give them a job. I need more research on how to solve homeless problems of Canada and Japan, and I will propose solution about that on my presentation. These are my proposals for my presentation.

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