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What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world? (lemm.ee)
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[–] 23 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Japanese more often live in small apartments

Cries in NYC

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    Another big difference is the apartments are actually very affordable. Two minimum wage earners could afford a 3 2 bedroom apartment in 6 of the 23 wards in Tokyo.

    EDIT: 2 bedroom, not 3.

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

    An average apartment in Tokyo is less than 200sq. ft, less than a third of New York's average apartment size of ~700sq. ft.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    When I looked into it a few years ago, I found that, contrary to the stereotype, Japanese homes are surprisingly big. Smaller than the US or Canada, which are some of the biggest in the world, but actually bigger than most of Europe.

    The result of a quick search: the average Tokyo apartment is 65.9 sq m (710 sq ft). The modal apartment size is 19.7 sq meters (212 sq ft), so maybe that's what you're referring to. But that's only 21% of Tokyo apartments.

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