What/When Do Inspectors Inspect?

[suirai]

Scandals in the construction of peoples homes, hotels owners changing floor plans in violation of the law, Self Defense Forces bid rigging.

Just what are the government inspectors in Japan doing? When, where, and how do they go about inspecting their area of responsibility? Do they just sit in their offices until somebody brings them solid proof in the form of a picture, or documentation? Are they tied to their chairs? Are they on a leash so they can't leave their office during regular working hours?

Pro-active or reactive? That is the question. To seek out and find the wrongs committed by greedy businessmen, or to sit on your duff and take your salary provided by the people's taxes and wait for retirement.
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[suirai]

I've got a bit more time now to elaborate as to why I think there's a problem with government inspectors.

I am referring to all governments: national, prefectural, local. Why? The answer is 26 prefectures. That's how many prefectures there are with Toyoko Inns that don't stand up to building standards -- just for starters. That is a lot of inspectors spread all acroos the nation and in 15 plus years they couldn't uncover this trouble before now. Yes, 15 years.

Toyoko Inn Yokohama turned a parking lot into space for retailers and extra rooms back in 1990. Sendai City officials were giving warnings to Toyoko Inn officials for years, but did that set off warning bells? Like, "Heh, these guys are running hotels all over the country. I wonder if there are problems at other locations? Maybe I could call the inspectors in Tokyo. Yokohama."

Nope, it doesn't seem that happened.

Let's take those special tiles for the blind. Just how much trouble is it to notice that they are missing from the front entrance to a hotel?

Like I wrote in my post above, get off your duff Mr./Ms. Inspector and get out of the office once in a while and make yourselves useful. Maybe if these businesses knew you were actually going to walk around and check things they might not be doing these things that are against the law and harmful to society.