If most of the concrete companies belong to powerful politicians then it is really no wonder why there is so much concrete throughout Japan.

India has a lot of petrol pumps in cities, and similar to the concrete companies in Japan, most of the pumps are owned by relatives of successful politicians. The petrol prices in India are always high and is one of the highest in the world. They have levied different kinds of taxes on petrol here and noone really understands why the prices are so high. I sometimes wonder if it is a curse to reside in a democratic country with the largest parliament. There are politicians in every nook and corner here.

I really pity the fisherman, with all the concrete being used for no reason at all, it will really hamper the fishing business. I hope their fight does not go on deaf ears and soon someone will support them.