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Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare (www.xatakaon.com)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

Also...loosen immigration laws?

I know it's a very closed off nation with deep cultural roots that is very weary of outsiders...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I don't mind finding work in Japan... ...if it wasn't so hostile to workers

So far, Japan is near the bottom of my list for western countries to work at, and I would much rather find a job in Korea instead

[–] [email protected] 24 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Japan is near the bottom of my list for western countries

Japan is an Eastern country. In fact, it's the farthest East county possible.

I think the words you were looking for were "first world countries".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Depends on your meridian.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

its so east that it loops back around to being west

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It’s*

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Developed*

[–] [email protected] -4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Po-tay-to po-tah-to doesn't really matter to distinguish between them when what I meant was clear, although I probably would've said first world if I was nitpicking my post before sending

[–] [email protected] 21 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Racist, the word is racist

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I know... 😔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Additionally, the word is "wary"