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Thursday 16th October, 05:10 AM JST

Members of the Group for Cleaning Up Roppongi marked their 500th outing on Oct 10. The group, which consists of volunteers from local businesses and community associations, was launched in December of 1996. The group cleans up the streets of Roppongi for one hour from 8 p.m. every Friday. So far, some 11,000 volunteers have participated in clean-up activities.

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15 Comments

rjd_jr at 08:53 AM JST - 16th October

Nice picture of community cleanup involvement.
Philmoscowitz at 09:40 AM JST - 16th October

cleaning up just in time for the friday night revelry! better to do it after the party's over, no?
serindipity at 11:35 AM JST - 16th October

What a great thing to see! However, it's a shame it has to be done by volunteers. Now, if we could only get them to start cleaning the beaches too I would be happy.
some14some at 01:48 PM JST - 16th October

Hope municipality cleaning staff is not taking undue advantage of volunteers activities. (few were caught playing pachinko or doing parttime job elsewhere).
thebottomline at 02:26 PM JST - 16th October

Now, they seem happy and proud of the longevity of their group, so how can we make sure that their group maintains purpose?
franz75 at 03:51 PM JST - 16th October

the main problem is that people need to be educated!

Not dumping cigarette butts, lunch boxes, etc everywhere.

As long as there will be people cleaning, there will someone to dump whatever in the streets.

"Hey! Who cares? They are cleaning anyways..."
nisegaijin at 04:18 PM JST - 16th October

Yep, keep it clean folks. till i come out and puke all over again
Sarge at 09:42 PM JST - 16th October

nisegaijin - If I see you puke on my street, you can be sure you'll be cleaning it up! Unless, of course, you can prove you have a cold wheels ha ha ha
shuuu at 06:01 AM JST - 17th October

Yeah, thanks guys. Now I don't feel nearly as bad throwing my trash on the street knowing someone's going to pick it up for me.
Sarge at 07:32 AM JST - 17th October

shuuu - Get serious, no one believes you ever felt bad about throwing your trash on the street. If I see you throw trash on my street, I guarantee you'll be picking it up.
shuuu at 08:19 AM JST - 17th October

Sarge: "If I see you throw trash on my street, I guarantee you'll be picking it up."

Pfft.

It was sarcasm.
Sarge at 08:30 AM JST - 17th October

shuuu - You have a bad attitude. It needs to be adjusted.
Sarge at 08:44 PM JST - 17th October

shuuu ( 6:01 AM ): "Yeah, thanks guys. Now I don't feel nearly as bad throwing my trash on the street knowing someone's going to pick it up for me."

At best, you're ridiculing the good people ( including me ) who volunteer to clean up the streets. You should apologize.
jeffrey at 03:13 AM JST - 18th October

serindipity at 11:35 AM JST - 16th October

What a great thing to see! However, it's a shame it has to be done by volunteers. Now, if we could only get them to start cleaning the beaches too I would be happy.

The beaches are atrocious. But why are private citizens cleaning up public spaces?

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shuuu at 06:37 AM JST - 18th October

shuuu ( 6:01 AM ): 'Yeah, thanks guys. Now I don't feel nearly as bad throwing my trash on the street knowing someone's going to pick it up for me.'

At best, you're ridiculing the good people ( including me ) who volunteer to clean up the streets. You should apologize.

OK: I'm sorry you cannot appreciate sarcasm and take things posted on the internet so personally.