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I think the thing hammering Japan is also just the ratio of old people to young. Right now we still need warm young bodies to stack shelves, care for old peopl
by rich_sasha 4y ago
I think the thing hammering Japan is also just the ratio of old people to young.
Right now we still need warm young bodies to stack shelves, care for old people, reap crops and so on.
With ageing populations you have no less old people but far less young uns to do the work. Also less surplus to do novel stuff too.
Oh and Japan is not keen on immigration either.
- bamboozled 4y agoExcept in Japan nearly everyone who grows the food (or knows how), is old. Young people mostly just play Nintendo and drink high-balls in Tokyo.
- andrewjl 4y agoThere are exceptions[1], at least in urban areas. [1] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2020/04/04/food/urban-agriculture-tokyo/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2020/04/04/food/urban-agri...