Doesn’t Japan have a working culture that glorifies long working hours and dedication to work, leaving little to no time for socialising and relationships? or has that changed in the last few years?
I think my info might be outdated, it seems like they’ve been working on changing it. According to Wikipedia their average annual working hours is less then us.
I have friends in Japan. The value given does not accurately reflect actual hours worked. There is a culture of long unpaid overtime hours, after hours social gatherings and more. They are not the worst, and they are trying to improve it, but it is still pretty bad.
Read the article I posted. There are significant challenges beginning and more expected in several countries, Japan, Korea, and more, due to a rapidly aging population.
But if you wish to be contrarian and insist everything will be fine, whatever. I don’t really care.
From what I understand Japan has some of the highest health outcomes in the world and has a very high standard of living.
I don’t think South Korea is not far behind them either.
Doesn’t Japan have a working culture that glorifies long working hours and dedication to work, leaving little to no time for socialising and relationships? or has that changed in the last few years?
I don’t know. The Japanese people I have met seem pretty well adjusted to me.
I think my info might be outdated, it seems like they’ve been working on changing it. According to Wikipedia their average annual working hours is less then us.
I have friends in Japan. The value given does not accurately reflect actual hours worked. There is a culture of long unpaid overtime hours, after hours social gatherings and more. They are not the worst, and they are trying to improve it, but it is still pretty bad.
The thing isn’t health outcomes, it’s the significant societal and economic problems happening and on the horizon that is the worry.
What societal problems?
Here, read this.
What societal problems has the aging population has caused in Japan right now?
Did you read the article?
I don’t get what your point is. Are you trying to argue that a rapidly ageing population will cause no problems?
It will not cause a major problem.
Certainly nothing can’t be solved by importing immigrants.
Certainly not more problems than somehow forcing people to have more kids.
Read the article I posted. There are significant challenges beginning and more expected in several countries, Japan, Korea, and more, due to a rapidly aging population.
But if you wish to be contrarian and insist everything will be fine, whatever. I don’t really care.
I guess you are right. They should start forcefully impregnating women or something.
What is a health outcome? As in life expectancy? Or ?
I think it’s life expectancy and recovery from diseases and the prevalance of chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes etc.