The younger generation in Japan have just given up on so many things the older generation took for granted. They even made a term for this 〇〇離れ (XX-banare).
旅行離れ Giving up on travel
車離れ Giving up on owning a car
結婚離れ Giving up on ever getting married
飲み会離れ Giving up on going out drinking
With the Japanese yen so low and salaries that haven’t increased much in the past 20 years, international travel is not exactly attractive.
I’m from Japan and visited Mexico last year. I can confidently say that so many things in Mexico were more expensive than back in Japan. Even cheap street tacos in some areas were more expensive than gong to a gyudon chain restaurant in Tokyo.
English level is declining every year. Korea’s GDP now higher than Japan. I’m not surprised it’s this low. Maybe thought it would even be lower honestly.
This news is based on an announcement from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The younger generation in Japan have just given up on so many things the older generation took for granted. They even made a term for this 〇〇離れ (XX-banare).
旅行離れ Giving up on travel
車離れ Giving up on owning a car
結婚離れ Giving up on ever getting married
飲み会離れ Giving up on going out drinking
With the Japanese yen so low and salaries that haven’t increased much in the past 20 years, international travel is not exactly attractive.
I’m from Japan and visited Mexico last year. I can confidently say that so many things in Mexico were more expensive than back in Japan. Even cheap street tacos in some areas were more expensive than gong to a gyudon chain restaurant in Tokyo.
English level is declining every year. Korea’s GDP now higher than Japan. I’m not surprised it’s this low. Maybe thought it would even be lower honestly.
This news is based on an announcement from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
令和6年の旅券統計｜外務省 (Japanese)
[https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/release/pressit_000001_01772.html](https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/release/pressit_000001_01772.html)
You can find more details on the statistics here:
旅券統計｜外務省 (Japanese)
[https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/tokei/passport/index.html](https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/tokei/passport/index.html)
“strongest” is total BS, as it is calculated based on visa-free entry for tourism and not on the right to live and work.
An EU passport which needs visas for a couple more countries but gives the right to live and work in 27 nations is far “stronger”.