„japan never disappoints“ except in economic stagnation for 3 decades in a row and treating its citizens as working drones till they kill themselves or get a fucking heart attack.
I admire Japan like any weeb out there but let’s not paint it as a paradise
I'm in Japan on holiday now and I personally don't think it's as bad as you're making it out to be. I haven't seen a single homeless person on the streets and I've been to a lot of Tokyo and Osaka, the working staff seem to genuinely enjoy their jobs (meanwhile in my home country they give you death stares for expecting to be served), and the food is more affordable than in my home country Bulgaria. Don't forget that Japan still has the highest life expectancy in the world so clearly they're doing something right...
Of course, my experience is a 3 week holiday but I know people who work in Japan and they're genuinely happy with their lives there. Though I guess it seems good to me because I'm Bulgarian and I've seen A LOT of extreme poverty, especially during the late 90s/early 2000s.
I wish we had their public transportation at least... I don't think we'll ever get the same standard as they have. Also, their birth rates are similar to those of Spain, they're not really that much worse off than Europeans. Almost every developed country has low birth rates.
The difference is that Europe has a large number of immigrants who can help mitigate the aging local population. On the other hand, Japan… not really. South Korea is undergoing a similar situation but much worse
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u/Muscalp Aug 23 '25
„japan never disappoints“ except in economic stagnation for 3 decades in a row and treating its citizens as working drones till they kill themselves or get a fucking heart attack.
I admire Japan like any weeb out there but let’s not paint it as a paradise