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Re:An average family in Tokyo can own a new house for $850/m... by axguscbklp on Sunday April 26, 2020 @08:32PM (#22991720)
>Or alternatively it's in bad neighborhoods. (bad is relative if you are from the US)

I've never been to Japan, but I imagine that a bad Japanese neighborhood is incredibly safe compared to a bad U.S. neighborhood. In a bad U.S. neighborhood one has to regularly take precautions in order to not be physically assaulted or even killed by other people.

>your house will most likely look like this: https://www.ii-ie2.net/dat/5ba1164d.jpg

Looks pretty amazing for less than $1000/month.

That said, of course I'm not thinking that Japan is some paradise. What I hear/read about their justice system and their stifling conformist culture doesn't sound very good to me.

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Re:An average family in Tokyo can own a new house for $850/m... by jbay808 on Monday April 27, 2020 @08:12PM (#23001832)
Their conformist culture is upsetting, as is the rampant institutional sexism, but a lot of the issues with their justice system are overblown. 99% conviction rates are more likely a result of cases being dropped below a high confidence threshold, not a result of kangaroo courts.
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