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[-] socsa@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

Japan will literally collapse into fire before they allow immigration

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[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Huge amount of japanese descent people in Brazil (including me), but I have the feeling the japanese would rather have their country implode than give us nationality

[-] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I guess it’s not limited to Brazil or black people. Any change in their routine seems very complicated.

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[-] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

But I bet they will continue to work people to the bone as a point of pride...like I wonder what could be contributing to this problem.

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[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If the Japanese want people to work 80 hour weeks (and go drinking with their boss every night) maybe they should make polyamorous marriage a thing. Kids are a lot easier to deal with if you have help.

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 week ago

From what i heard from people and read online, i really don't understand how people even do that. Japanese work etiquette is bananas. But that aside, my job is somewhat high demand, but i draw the line at work hours. I work 42 hours a week and not a second longer. That opens up enough times for some hobbies, enough free time and everything. But if i had kids, most of that would be gone. So if you're a work horse, you're expected to give up everything, except work and raising kids.

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Literally: they don't go home, that's how

Hearing about salary men sleeping on the streets or in train stations is one thing, but when I actually finally saw them in person it broke my fucking brain

Imagine the homelessness issues of a major Californian city but instead of homeless people it's a bunch of clearly drunk dudes in suits who all vanish by morning

My wife cried hard because the realization hit that hard

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[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Inflation, daycare, and work-life balance are the complaints I hear most. A ton of the jobs and good education are in Tokyo so people want to be there. This overloads all the daycare and other systems. Since corona, the floodgates have opened on price increases and inflation. Since 3/11 energy costs have been rising and things with Russia also hit (after nuclear, tons of fuel is needed and is imported, often from Russia).

Having more things in other parts of the country that still paid well would help. Where I live (in Tohoku) daycare slots are plentiful and there are all kinds of subsidies for kids. The only jobs here, though, are fishery, forestry, agriculture, etc. My town is less bad because a lot was rebuilt after the tsunami, but the lack of people also means a lack of tax which also means infrastructure suffers. Rust and crumbling things everywhere.

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