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Japanese cultu(rul)e (lemmy.world)
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They also claim, like, so many of the "oldest people in the world".

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Which none of those live in Tokyo I guess.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    While yes, most of the world’s oldest people generally don’t live in cities, what’s your beef with Tokyo specifically? You make it sound like a death city.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    It's just that over 90% (i think) 30% of Japans population lives there. So the claim that they have the oldest people in the world makes it funny when most of their population lives in a city that is probably not that healthy to live in.

    I mean Tokyo is probably the best Mega city on the planet so it ain't that bad for sure.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ok but Google says that 10% of Japanese live in Tokyo, which is still massive but 90% is a ridiculous stretch

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Maybe he's referring to the greater Tokyo Metropolitan area? Sounds more plausible at least since it's absolutely massive. Def not for just Tokyo city.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area has a population of 37 million while the country has a population of 125.7 million. While an impressively large percentage, it’s still less than a third (29.4%) of the population of Japan proper.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Fair enough and also insane. Shout out to their public transit there. I stayed there for a couple weeks and it was amazing how easy it was for me to do whatever I wanted without worrying about how to get to places.

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