[fruser1]

“Japan has the highest life expectancy”

They also have a lot of folks continuing to cash in on the japanese version of social security payments when a family member dies.

Kinda skews that stats...

[strider44]

What if what you love is eating chicken wings, drinking beer, and sitting on the couch watching football? That’s American Ikigai pretty much.

[freedumb2003]

Japan also invented the concept and term “karoshi” (death by overwork).

Japan is a society of extremes and probably not good to emulate.

[VanDeKoik]

Ikigai is likely going to be the lifestyle trend of the week after Hygge.

[Jonty30]

Their diet also makes use of a lot of plant protein. That’s a commonality in many of the blue zones.

[I want the USA back]

Why they live long:

Japan has successfully kept out most m*zzies. The population is very NON-diverse. The people do not see anger and violence as the answer to all their problems. They have a culture of respect and obedience to rules.

Next question?

[gattaca]

bmp

[Garth Tater]

What the Japanese are good at => living long, sexless, childless lives. Yep, let's copy their life style.

They are pretty good at killing themselves too. I bet if they didn't have to not count the ones that killed themselves their average life span would soar.

[minnesota_bound]

None of the above. It is the rice wine they drink.... : )