• brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    They desperately need more immigration though, don’t they?

    Maybe they could say “you can come to the festival, but only if you don’t leave.”

    • Guy Ingonito@reddthat.com
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      6 hours ago

      Fun fact about this meme:

      Is from when the guy with the microphone tried to table legislation that would give immigrants a path to Japanese citizenship

    • tatterdemalion@programming.dev
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      20 hours ago

      They do but I don’t know if there is a significant conversion from tourism to immigration. I think most tourists are taking advantage of the weak yen, not trying to live there long term.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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        18 hours ago

        I was kidding, heh.

        …They do need to get on that, though. My completely layman’s impression is that Japan has some cultural issues with immigration, but that’s becoming an existential issue.