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Re:Japan's declining births on track to fall below 700k by soperj on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @03:05PM (#42068494)
> plus rent in japan

Is that all of Japan? or just select cities?

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Re:Japan's declining births on track to fall below 700k by onlypassingthru on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @03:20PM (#42068712)
The desirable cities with lots of jobs. OTOH, some rural towns are so desperate for people they'll give you a house for free (or nearly free).

https://www.rethinktokyo.com/free-houses-japan-countryside

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Re:Japan's declining births on track to fall below 700k by CapricornNoble on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @03:19PM (#42068703)
Just select cities. I had a decent bachelor pad from 2014 to 2020 that was 55,000 yen (~$550 at the time) with no rent adjustment over that time either, and I'm in an urban area of ~1 million people. Current place is ~82,000 but with the Yen getting body-slammed by the US dollar it's not that much more expensive.
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