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This is what's really admirable about that place: The world's largest city by some metrics, and still manages to be one of the most safest and cleanest, organic
by Razengan 7y ago
This is what's really admirable about that place: The world's largest city by some metrics, and still manages to be one of the most safest and cleanest, organically blending cutting-edge technology with ancient culture.
How?
I love all those little shrines [0], for example. It's paradise for anyone who loves exploring nooks-and-crannies.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgIj0tzO15c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgIj0tzO15c
- big_chungus 7y agoThe Japanese gov't employs a huge number of older people to do small tasks and keep things running well. The down-side is that Japan has a staggering two-hundred-thirty-six percent debt-to-gdp ratio, which it will have massive trouble paying off with its shrinking population.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoMuch of that debt is the result of infrastructure projects and a large savings demand by the population. Sure they could have done much better in investing that debt (to help with paying it off later), but it would have still been there even if they did (since the demand was there unless they pushed it out into the stock market or American treasuries).