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For what it's worth, Japan is hardly a model. Huge suicide rates and elderly so lonely they turn to petty crime just so the can go to prison, along with a rapid
by wemdyjreichert 8y ago
For what it's worth, Japan is hardly a model. Huge suicide rates and elderly so lonely they turn to petty crime just so the can go to prison, along with a rapidly aging and shrinking population. A lesson, yes; a model, no.
- eecsninja 8y agoI wish people would stop spreading these half truths about Japan. Japan's suicide rate is not significantly higher than that of Finland, Argentina, and the USA. South Korea is the one developed Asian country that has a notably high suicide rate.[1] And yes Japan's population is shrinking and aging, but that is mostly a rural/inaka phenomenon. Tokyo is actually growing in population and manages to have lower rents than SF, NYC, London, and HK. Not to mention a meticulously run rail system that puts the NYC MTA to shame. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide...
- chrischen 8y agoThey do not have significantly higher suicide rates. Please provide evidence. While I’m sure you can find anecdotes about elders turning to petty crime, I can find anecdotes of people not doing that in Japan. It’d be pointless. What I can do however is provide a chart of crime in the US vs crime in Japan, but then you may as well look at just a US crime chart since Japan’s line would be imperceptible.