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> blah blah blah > The cost of travel is also a consideration. > The yen is at its weakest in decades, and many Japanese workers haven’t had a raise in 30 ye
by justsomehnguy 3y ago
> blah blah blah
> The cost of travel is also a consideration.
> The yen is at its weakest in decades, and many Japanese workers haven’t had a raise in 30 years.
> Less disposable income means young people may be more inclined to stay at home or explore nearby locations
Sure, there are some other valid points, but it's pointless to talk about traveling abroad if you don't even have the money.
Being an island nation with many hours of flight to any destination not in SEA doesn't help.
- Someone 3y agoI don’t think that explains everything. In many other countries “the $Foo is at its weakest in decades, and many Foo workers haven’t had a raise in 30 years” means young people will be more inclined to emigrate and that isn’t happening in Japan, AFAIK (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_diaspora#Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_diaspora#Americas: “The Japanese diaspora has been unique in the absence of new emigration flows in the second half of the 20th century”)
- justsomehnguy 3y agoTYO to LAX ticket cost, travel time? TYO to PAR?
- Someone 3y agoI don’t think travel time matters much. As to prices, are those more expensive than those from Bangalore or Bucharest to LA or NY?