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[–] Roundcat@kbin.social 65 points 2 years ago (5 children)

This has been a thing in Japan even before the population crisis. This has been a thing in other Asian countries besides Japan! What's next? "Japan's economy is so bad, they're using paper for their doors!" Japan's population and economic problems are apparent. Why does CNN feel it needs to mislead in order to punctuate it?

[–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because "Japan so weird" gets the clicks

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wait… this is a game show??

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

America's economy is so bad, they use paper for their walls.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

And their asses!

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

It has been a thing in western countries too, just less popular in recent centuries.

[–] osarusan@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Why does CNN feel it needs to mislead in order to punctuate it?

Every western news source out there.

We're closer to achieving cold fusion than we are to achieving a newspaper that can write about Japan without descending into "wACkY jAPaN!!" territory.

[–] zabadoh@lemmynsfw.com 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds more like the Japanese have a minumum wage and nonstandardized working hours problem than a marriage problem.

[–] Starb3an@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago

Exactly! In the article they say that if you're working 70 hours a week of course you won't have time to find a partner.

[–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

So arranged marriage. Kay