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8. I wonder why they get a pass in taking in immigrants

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 01:19 AM

Dec 9

A country of 125 million took in a total of 303 refugees in 2023 and that was a recent record. Most years were under a 100.

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Because the planet certainly needs more people NoRethugFriends Dec 8 #1

Couldn't be because the work week is too long, eh? (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Dec 8 #2

I'd hold out for 3-day week. Silent Type Dec 8 #3

It's not about number of workdays The Madcap Dec 8 #4

The governor of Tokyo is a woman RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #10

Japan to be rebranded: "Land of the Rising Birthrates" RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 8 #6

I hope it works soandso Dec 9 #7

I wonder why they get a pass in taking in immigrants exboyfil Dec 9 #8

What do you mean, "get a pass"? soandso Dec 9 #9

For one thing, a lot of immigrants can't adapt to life in Japan RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #12

I've lived there twice ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 9 #17

I've had the advantage of having Japanese family members, RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #18

I also taught at a Japanese junior high in the 1990s RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #19

Octopus porn isn't a big thing in Japan RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #11

I was making a joke soandso Dec 9 #13

In my 4 decades in Japan, I've never seen it RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #14

I guess it was a lousy joke, then :) soandso Dec 9 #15

Japan has a reputation of being "weird" RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #16

Something of interest here soandso Dec 9 #21