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re: Just returned from Japan
Posted on 10/27/23 at 9:56 am to Earnest_P
Posted on 10/27/23 at 9:56 am to Earnest_P
Shrinkanomics
You can find several articles but one interesting way was moving their production to the markets they sell to and utilize the labor there. It is also why they focused so much on robotics
You can find several articles but one interesting way was moving their production to the markets they sell to and utilize the labor there. It is also why they focused so much on robotics
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Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:00 am to Fun Bunch
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Yeah that's fine, but 160,000 just in Tokyo is wild
That is wild but makes sense. One thing I was struck by when we went to Tokyo and Japan was how small and intimate restaurants and bars were. NYC has a lot of sprawling restaurants that can seat large numbers. Tokyo is filled with tiny store fronts and restaurants that seat 8-16 people at a time.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:02 am to RaoulDuke504
Japan is great for a number of reasons that you already described,the respect they show in almost everything they do is unrivaled.
Although they do have a downfall of extreme depression and an overworking mindset (that may not be bad to some people but they take it to the extreme).
The thing is, what makes their society great now is what also made them heinous pre WW2. They are extremely fanatical and isolationist.
Eta: also their isolationism and being a small island has resulted in somewhat of "inbreeding". What most people don't know is there are a ton of Japanese people with jacked up grills. So many of the cute girls open their mouth and turn into a megladon.
Although they do have a downfall of extreme depression and an overworking mindset (that may not be bad to some people but they take it to the extreme).
The thing is, what makes their society great now is what also made them heinous pre WW2. They are extremely fanatical and isolationist.
Eta: also their isolationism and being a small island has resulted in somewhat of "inbreeding". What most people don't know is there are a ton of Japanese people with jacked up grills. So many of the cute girls open their mouth and turn into a megladon.
This post was edited on 10/27/23 at 10:07 am
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:11 am to EarlyCuyler3
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People are delusional if they think Japan is some wonderful place free of problems.
One of the biggest factors in their culture is saving face. So of course, on the surface, things look amazing. That's the entire point. They want you to think that. What you don't see are all the problems that are covered up and they pretend don't exist.
I care about human trash and violence. If those aren't around, I don't give a shite about someone's inner turmoil. They can can go to the suicide forest and off themselves, just leave other people out of it.
This post was edited on 10/27/23 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:12 am to waiting4saturday
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So it was America if Democrats hadn't run our cities into the ground for 50 years...go it.
Yeah sure, the Republicans had nothing to do with it, right? Talk about a laugh. Trickle down economics really helped Americans didn't it?
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:14 am to gumbodawg
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How was the hunting? What about the ranches and wide open spaces? Any good backyard BBQs? I’m sure Japan was great to visit but you won’t catch me pining to live in a tiny island country with folks packed in like sardines. I’ll stick with the good ole US of A, warts and all.
Japan has rural areas and countryside. It's not all Tokyo, just like New York is not all New York City.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:21 am to Motownsix
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Every time there is a mass shooting in a place that doesn’t typically have a lot of crime there is a crowd that applies some sort of whataboutism using Chicago. I’m not sure what is the point of that.
Mass shootings are often a mental health issue. They are horrible, but affect a minuscule amount of people compared to regular crime and gun violence.
The Chicago angle is just an illustration of the hypocrisy around the issue. Ten people get shot in a mass shooting, then nationwide calls to "just do something" begin with politicians clamoring for gun laws, etc.
Twenty people get killed in a weekend in Chicago, and there is not a word said. In fact, they claim it's no big deal.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:22 am to moon
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eah sure, the Republicans had nothing to do with it, right?
What major cities are Republicans in charge of?
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Trickle down economics really helped Americans didn't it?
Yes?
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:24 am to RogerTheShrubber
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You got it.
The birth rate is abysmal which is why they too will resort to mass immigration soon enough though
They should begin a highly-screened immigration plan, with educated and productive people. There are plenty of valuable immigrants around the world that would be a net benefit to any country. The problem is mass immigration of unscreened people.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:26 am to crazy4lsu
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there is a 100% chance that the chuds will talk about how this is possible only because Japan doesn't include 'diversity' or some nonsense
It's a high trust society. Low diversity makes that easier to accomplish, but it's not required. Humans are inherently tribal.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:34 am to crazy4lsu
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there is a 100% chance that the chuds will talk about how this is possible only because Japan doesn't include 'diversity' or some nonsense. It's such an idiotic statement, especially given the facts of Japanese history.
Is this your way of saying that you believe Japan could retain the attributes extolled in this thread if it had open borders and a lot of non-Asian migrants?
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:40 am to EarlyCuyler3
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The whole first page of this thread got deleted.
The whole first page was pretty fricking racist.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:42 am to Bestbank Tiger
NOLA was great for a while right after.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:42 am to azcatiger
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Returned last week from Switzerland, beautiful place, beautiful people and very safe and clean. We did this to ourselves
Indeed.
In a high tech age, you cant import millions of illiterates and expect them to succeed.
We do it so people can afford pool guys and lawn people. Our own laziness.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:43 am to RaoulDuke504
quote:Now look at their fiscal situation. Their debt is crazy.
Just returned from Japan
It made me sad how shite America has become. To put it simply it’s Like America if we actually enforced our laws.
-No fatties
-I saw like one homeless person and he was picking up trash
-No mentally Ill people running the streets
-No gay stuff thrown in you face but gay folks were around being normal gay
-No trash on the street
-No one begging for change
-No street hustlers at tourist spots
-Subways clean and safe
-Women and children walk freely at night
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:43 am to lsusteve1
Lol bitch, I can handle the internet. I'm not going around writing such wonderfully, retarded koan such as 'They control their environments - that’s the difference.'
Look at the big brain on Steve!
Look at the big brain on Steve!
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:46 am to RaoulDuke504
The Japs don't give a shite about your FEELINGS.
we should follow them on this
we should follow them on this
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:47 am to Big Scrub TX
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Now look at their fiscal situation. Their debt is crazy.
Their fiscal situation is driven by one thing, which is their declining birth rate. That is always going to decrease consumer demand in the country itself, which requires a more expansive monetary policy abroad.
That's the downside to these 'monoculture' idiots. Birth rates worldwide are declining except in immigrant groups and no one has developed a solution that has raised the TFR of a country above replacement once it has fallen below replacement.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:50 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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It's a high trust society. Low diversity makes that easier to accomplish, but it's not required. Humans are inherently tribal.
The United States is about the only successful society that is extremely diverse and equal. Weve done it better than anyone, but all the new uneducated and poor will be an anchor.
The price we pay for "exotic restaurants."
Japan will have to accept steep economic declines under the current demographics. Hopefully they import smarter, more educated people than we do.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:55 am to crazy4lsu
quote:I'm not sure it's the ONLY thing. I actually read an article recently arguing it was vastly overplayed as a driver. In any event, half the posts on the boards here are about our debt. I just thought the cognitive dissonance was amusing.
Their fiscal situation is driven by one thing, which is their declining birth rate. That is always going to decrease consumer demand in the country itself, which requires a more expansive monetary policy abroad.
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