
Society
Philadelphia's 'Drug Zombie' Livecam and Japan's Fear of Following the West
A 24-hour street livecam of Philadelphia's Kensington district — where fentanyl users stand frozen mid-stride — went viral in Japan, drawing 'real-life Raccoon City' horror-game jokes. Netizens quickly tied it to fears that Japan, under an immigration-expanding government, could follow the West into decline, in reactions that ranged from wry comparison to sharply anti-immigration political jabs.