“Honshu, Japan’s largest island, has a population density of 1157 people per square mile, greater than that Rhode Island and about six times that of North Carolina. Who can blame the Japanese for wanting some space?”
Packed together like sardines. Thats healthy?
“Honshu, Japan’s largest island, has a population density of 1157 people per square mile, greater than that Rhode Island and about six times that of North Carolina. Who can blame the Japanese for wanting some space?”
Packed together like sardines. Thats healthy?
Yeah I saw that comment at the bottom of the article. However, they person who wrote it misses the point. The Japanese aren’t committing demographic suicide because they want more personal space. They’re doing it because as a people they’ve lost the desire to be a people. Its a lot more complicated than that, but that’s the executive summary.
At that density we could stuff the world’s population into the USA and Canada.
That’s one person per half acre. Sustainable, if not comfortable.
Trust me... There is room: Regions such as Tohoku and Hokkaido are mostly country.
They are indeed in demographic trouble.
You are making a sound point, and this is a real issue for Japanese families. Some live in apartments so small that they have a roll up bed in the living area. In Japan, there are “love hotels” - for trysts - but most of the people using them are respectable married couples! They are sharing close accomodation with parents, and actually have to go and rent a room if they want some privacy.
Japan used to have a much smaller population, and will again. Living conditions will adjust.