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It may happen in San Francisco, but it doesn't happen where I'm from. The reason it's different is because the majority of Japan does this.

• true_religion 10y ago
  All of Japan is smaller than California, with a population 3x as high. It's much easier to go from "do it one place" to do it everywhere in a country like that.
  • mattnumbe 10y ago
    My comment didn't have to do with population density or the size of the country, just that it's extremely common in Japan and doesn't happen much in America. Only that.
  • icebraining 10y ago
    You make it sound like it happens by osmosis.
    • true_religion 10y ago
      Heh, I didn't mean it like that. Japan is densely populated and small. Tokyo has the same population as the entire state of California. A 'grassroots' campaign or a 'try it local first approach' simply takes into account a staggering amount of people, and all of these people have relatives that live within 3 hours distance of them, due to the size of Japan and the speed of transport. It means that though Japan is largely conservative... if an idea does take root, it can quickly spread everywhere. In the US, you get enclaves. California says X. Texas says Y. New York says Z. And there's 1500 miles between each of these major population zones, meaning that activists and politicians in one zone simply aren't active in another.
      • vram22 10y ago
        > Tokyo has the same population as the entire state of California Felt surprised by that and looked it up in Google. For the Greater Tokyo vs. California population, it seems true.
    • ambicapter 10y ago
      What, cultural norms? They sort of do.