From Illegal Dumping to Export: The Transformation of Dark Outlaws" (early 2000s)

From Illegal Dumping to Export: The Transformation of Dark Outlaws" (early 2000s)
In the early 2000s, behind the backdrop of illegal dumping, which had subsided on the surface in Chiba and other prefectures, the outlaws of the past were quietly changing their appearance. Tighter enforcement and a decline in construction waste have caused the old illegal dumping to fade away, but they have not simply disappeared; they have evolved into "exporters. China's entry into the WTO and its phenomenal economic growth have led to an explosion in demand for ferrous, nonferrous, and waste plastics, which has been the driving force behind this transformation. In Japan, "waste" is expensive to dispose of, but in China, it is traded at a high price as a "resource. Former industrial waste traders, seeing this gap, piled up waste home appliances and plastics at ports, and have now re-emerged as legitimate exporters. If we don't do it, who will?"-their proud appearance even makes one feel proud that they have survived between the law and the darkness. The more the law is str
engthened, the more sophisticated the gray zone becomes, and the dark logistics continues to change its form. The main battleground of venous logistics has now shifted to "resource routes" beyond national borders. This is not simply a transformation of crime, but a structural phenomenon brought about by the distortion of Japanese society and institutions.