Japan's population falls by record 644,000 to 125.5M in 2021

Re:Japan's population falls by record 644,000 to 125.5M in 2021 by nine_zeros on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:02PM (#31295697)

For the same reason Europeans left their continent and chased distant lands - enterprising people will go anywhere where there is economic activity.

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Re:Japan's population falls by record 644,000 to 125.5M in 2021 by crate_barre on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:03PM (#31295717)

No no no, don’t say that. Your water, roads, sewage, and electricity have not been universally solved. It has nothing to do with better opportunities. It’s a shithole you guys are not committing to fixing.

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Re:Japan's population falls by record 644,000 to 125.5M in 2021 by dang on Monday May 09, 2022 @02:06AM (#31311118)

We've banned this account for repeatedly posting flamewar comments and ignoring our requests to stop. Not cool.

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Re:Japan's population falls by record 644,000 to 125.5M in 2021 by nine_zeros on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:07PM (#31295770)

I do live in the shit hole called San Francisco. I wouldn't say water, roads, sewage, electricity are a problem here.

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Re:Japan's population falls by record 644,000 to 125.5M in 2021 by throwaway_1928 on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:38PM (#31296138)

'chased' is putting it mildly.

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