A couple days ago, a follower of the Voluntary Japan Facebook Page asked this question:

"How is it living as an Anarchist in Japan? Honest Inquiry."

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I answered as follows, and wanted to share this answer here on the blog, because it is a question that comes up quite often.

My reply:

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Hey there, Bennet! Man, it’s actually a lot more “voluntaryist” than most imagine. I talk about some of it in detail in this podcast, if interested:

https://steemkr.com/dsound/@shaneradliff/20180716t161406184z-tvp-interviews-6-voluntary-japan-with-graham-smith

It’s a bit long, but basically, here in Japan:

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• People mind their own business
• There is less bureaucracy stifling small, private businesses
• There is a lot of trade and barter in small communities
• Enthusiasm and innovation in the crypto space is huge
• I can drink beer outside 😉
• Unschooling is doable
• Vaccine choice exists
• Nakedness and the body are not “shameful” things
• People usually do not sue others here

And the list goes on.

To be sure, there are some horribly draconian and suffocating and collectivist aspects of the state/culture here as well, but to me, these negative elements exist in any country, in different manifestations.

I feel more free here than I ever did in the states. And, for me, the good outweighs the bad.

I think this surprises many folks who think that perhaps Japan would be one of the worst places in the developed world for an anarchist.

Most folks I know here personally are pretty libertarian in how they live. They just don’t call it by that name, or see it as a “philosophy,” as such, I suppose.

Thanks for the great question.

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~@kafkanarchy84

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