Japan’s demographic crisis is deepening faster than expected, with the number of births this year on track to fall below even the government’s most pessimistic projections.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20251228215131/https://slguardian.org/japans-birth-rate-set-to-break-even-the-bleakest-forecasts/
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Doesn’t really change what I said? Just because we drink more and work more doesn’t mean what I said isn’t happening.
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/karoshi-deep-look-japans-unforgiving-working-culture
The difference is in the US we probably do it because we get paid poorly and are stressed out due to societal and economic reasons. So we work a lot and become alcoholics because stress, advertising, whatever.
In Japan, it’s expected you work a lot and drink with the boss.