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24 Sep 10
25 Sep 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI answered the question in this thread, China is #78 on the list of countries with the highest population density. Many city states, islands in there, but also countries with sizable populations but much higher densities, e.g. India, Bangladesh.
Good questions.
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Looks like they have exceptionally high population density. Also consider that Europe, the USA, and Russia are all of comparable size to China, but they have more people than any of those.
27 Sep 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungjapanese have had famines in the past. nowadays the young people are in no hurry to reproduce so they're not at replacement level and the govt is more worried about that.
Japan doesn't seem to have concerns about overpopulation...why?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenpo_famine
27 Sep 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThey have less poor people and so population growth is naturally lower.
Japan doesn't seem to have concerns about overpopulation...why?
But even if they are concerned about over population, they do not have the type of government that could implement a one child policy.
27 Sep 10
Originally posted by zeeblebotWhile over in South Korea, government workers are sent home early on, ahem, 'family days' - the idea not to spend time with one's family, but to [i]make one[i/]:
the other day i saw an article about a Japanese baby-simulating robot. it's supposed to stimulate the maternal/paternal instinct in young folks so they'll hurry home and get busy making their own. it looks ugly to me, tho. probably designed by a guy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8469532.stm
27 Sep 10
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Originally posted by DrKF[/i]Comments
While over in South Korea, government workers are sent home early on, ahem, 'family days' - the idea not to spend time with one's family, but to [i]make one[i/]:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8469532.stm
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I spend quite a bit of time in Seoul on business and I can confirm that the Koreans work extremely long hours. The young software engineers will work till 0300 or 0500 and then stagger in the next day at 1100 ashen faced. Obviously, this leaves no time for procreation. One Wednesday last year they were all sent home at 1800 for a half day and nine months later two babies arrived on the scene. Now, it is company policy to take a half day (ie stop at 6pm) on Wednesdays, but they tend to sneak back in to get working again.
James Mahon, Dublin Ireland / Seoul South Korea
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27 Sep 10
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Originally posted by DrKF[/i]aren't they worried about the flats crashing down? how will they coordinate break-step?
While over in South Korea, government workers are sent home early on, ahem, 'family days' - the idea not to spend time with one's family, but to [i]make one[i/]:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8469532.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broughton_Suspension_Bridge
30 Sep 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungboredom coupled with state of the art gadgetry and internet bandwidth that would make you cry. with all that in play, why would you concentrate on one particular woman with an over-arching thought of creating progeny/
Japan doesn't seem to have concerns about overpopulation...why?
30 Sep 10
Originally posted by kmax87Japan is actually not very high on the list of countries with broadband internet connections.
boredom coupled with state of the art gadgetry and internet bandwidth that would make you cry. with all that in play, why would you concentrate on one particular woman with an over-arching thought of creating progeny/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_broadband_Internet_users
Western and Northern Europe seem to have most fast internet connections, as well as South Korea where online gaming is a national sport.
30 Sep 10
Originally posted by KazetNagorracant find anything on speed, just statistics of size of population of each countries users and how by percentage, the technolgy that makes up total broadband usage
Japan is actually not very high on the list of countries with broadband internet connections.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_broadband_Internet_users
Western and Northern Europe seem to have most fast internet connections, as well as South Korea where online gaming is a national sport.