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Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N... by ethbr1 on Monday April 22, 2024 @10:58AM (#40115034)
I'd be curious on the apples:apples comparison between NYC and Tokyo education costs.

On the one hand, Tokyo is much older than NYC.

On the other hand, the Japanese have a penchant for tearing down and rebuilding things (partially policy-driven).

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Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N... by bobthepanda on Monday April 22, 2024 @05:59PM (#40122211)
Most of Tokyo was firebombed in WWII.
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Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N... by ethbr1 on Monday April 22, 2024 @06:39PM (#40123371)
About 30%, including the urban core. [0]

But thankfully the war ended before it was completely destroyed, as it would have continued being hit otherwise.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo#Postwar_rec...

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