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> Poverty is a grave issue in Japan. When compared to America, this is a grave exaggeration. Whatever poverty you might see in Japan, it doesn't come close to
by w1ntermute 14y ago
> Poverty is a grave issue in Japan.
When compared to America, this is a grave exaggeration. Whatever poverty you might see in Japan, it doesn't come close to matching the utter hell that many urban Americans live in at this very moment.
The low birthrate has a lot of reasons behind it, gender discrimination in the workplace being one. Others include the high cost of education and a negative outlook on the future for any potential children.
Regarding the delay certificate （電車遅延証明書）, they're also used in Germany, where they're called "Bescheinigung über Zugverspätung" ("certificate about train delay").
- mc32 14y agoI would not say it's a grave exaggeration. There are differences. Poverty is not something one shows overtly, in Japan. One must, under all possibility, show social dignity. This means you don't panhandle, you don't push carts picking up recyclables, etc. There is a lot more poverty than one would think there was if one's assessment consists of just walking down the alleways or riverbanks. See what the Economist has to say http://www.economist.com/node/21549003 http://www.economist.com/node/21549003 And Asia Times [it's even more pronounced, now, 7 years later] http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GB11Dh01.html http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GB11Dh01.html