r/interesting • • 1d ago

Intriguing Kiyoshi Kimura and his effect on Somali piracy

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He was, and is, the owner of Kiyomura Corporation, which runs the Sushi Zanmai chain across Japan. In Tokyo he is known as the Tuna King, because every January he buys the most expensive fish at the first auction of the year at the central market.

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u/Fetlocks_Glistening 20h ago

And from being a crim. Most poor people are honest. The vast majority of us, in fact.  Screw the crims and screw people assuming I'm a crim cause I'm poor

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u/KitsuMusics 20h ago

Just think of it on a population level. Poverty increases, so does crime. It doesn't mean poor people are all criminals. Just that when people are backed into a corner they'll do what they have to do to survive.

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u/SingleSpeedEast 19h ago

You may as well give up. Sociological analysis is generally incompatible with common sense understanding of crime and punishment.

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u/HaViNgT 19h ago

Also increases crime amongst the well off, since widespread poverty means widespread opportunities for exploiting people.

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u/emongu1 19h ago

Just finished watching a video about dollar stores and their impact on vulnerable communities.

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u/OwOwOwoooo 16h ago

Nobody said so.