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minus-squareA7thStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoJapan is much more spread out which would also increase the logistics of getting fiber to rural areas.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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 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.