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@Garibaldee@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months ago

Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare

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Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare

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@Garibaldee@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months ago
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Japan has been grappling with its demographic statistics with a sense of urgency, particularly regarding its declining birth rate. In 2023, the country...
  • @Xatolos@reddthat.com
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    Japan is near the bottom of my list for western countries

    Japan is an Eastern country. In fact, it’s the farthest East county possible.

    I think the words you were looking for were “first world countries”.

    • @BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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      its so east that it loops back around to being west

      • @apostrofail@lemmy.world
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        It’s*

        • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ
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          • @apostrofail@lemmy.world
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            2•6 months ago

            Syntax mistake—not grammar

            • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ
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              1•6 months ago

              Syntax would be more like sentence structure and order. Contractions are indeed grammar.

            • @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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              1•6 months ago

              [Pedentry intensitfies]

              Appropriate user name, though.

    • @EddoWagt@feddit.nl
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      Japan is an Eastern country. In fact, it’s the farthest East county possible.

      No love for New Zealand huh?

      • @JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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        7•6 months ago

        What’s a New Zealand?

        • @BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
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          10•6 months ago

          Checked my map, it’s not there

        • @EddoWagt@feddit.nl
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          It’s an updated version of a Dutch province

      • @Xatolos@reddthat.com
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        New Zealand? What’s that?

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      Developed*

    • @sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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      Depends on your meridian.

    • @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Nobody takes that to be literally about geography anymore. Japan might be far away from Texas, but it’s politically a lot closer than Russia just a ferry ride away.

    • Omega
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      Po-tay-to po-tah-to doesn’t really matter to distinguish between them when what I meant was clear, although I probably would’ve said first world if I was nitpicking my post before sending

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