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minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoJapan 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-up1·1 month agoJapan is much more spread out which would also increase the logistics of getting fiber to rural areas.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThe 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.
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.