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minus-squareA7thStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 个月前Not even close to as small as people think.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 个月前Japan is 146k sq miles Cali is 163.5k sq miles Sure Japan’s not small but it’s not anywhere near the size of the US.
minus-squareA7thStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 个月前Japan is much more spread out which would also increase the logistics of getting fiber to rural areas.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 个月前The majority of Japan lives in the cities though. It’s a reason smaller villages are dying. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/in-japans-ageing-countryside-communities-are-facing-extinction The younger population is moving to the cities. The US has people moving to rural areas now, as it’s cheaper than cities. https://dailyyonder.com/migration-to-rural-america-resulted-in-population-growth-last-year-census-shows/2025/04/21/#%3A~%3Atext=Net+Migration+in+2024&text=Thousands+of+people+moved+to%2Cnet+migration+of+240%2C000+residents. We’re doing the opposite of what Japan is doing though.
Not even close to as small as people think.
Japan is 146k sq miles
Cali is 163.5k sq miles
Sure Japan’s not small but it’s not anywhere near the size of the US.
Japan is much more spread out which would also increase the logistics of getting fiber to rural areas.
The majority of Japan lives in the cities though. It’s a reason smaller villages are dying.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/in-japans-ageing-countryside-communities-are-facing-extinction
The younger population is moving to the cities.
The US has people moving to rural areas now, as it’s cheaper than cities.
https://dailyyonder.com/migration-to-rural-america-resulted-in-population-growth-last-year-census-shows/2025/04/21/#%3A~%3Atext=Net+Migration+in+2024&text=Thousands+of+people+moved+to%2Cnet+migration+of+240%2C000+residents.
We’re doing the opposite of what Japan is doing though.