Invisible Homeless: People Living in Cars

Overview

More and more people in Japan are living in their cars. And many can be found parked in rest areas in roadside facilities. They are driven to this situation for a variety of reasons: poverty, family upheaval, even a desire to live outside of society's rules. Why are their numbers increasing? We visited over 1,000 rest areas to interview these "invisible homeless" and discover the reasons behind this growing phenomenon.