Thought this was like a few years ago. Must have been a different GDP metric. Outstanding Korea, keep it up.
Owari da
Per capita… so you’re saying the Korean’s population is shrinking more than Japan?
As long as it’s not reflected in my day to day standard of living these metrics don’t mean much
Inflation will do that
Expressed in USD. The KRW depreciated 23% vs the USD in the last 5 years, and the JPY depreciated 43% in the same period. I’m no economic expert but I have the idea the exchange rate might be biggest factor here.
Not defending Japan in any way, and GDP is not an interesting figure and misunderstood in many cases, but I don’t think there’s need for more panic (than we already had lol).
Ok
Japan is on the decline and it’s a slow silent death.
I think this happened last year already.
Taiwan also surpassed Japan in GDP per capita last year.
I don’t know how Koreans feel about it as a physical experience, but most Japanese would say that it is probably true.
Five years ago, there might have been an argument against it, but now many Japanese consider it poorer than any other country.
Didn’t we see the same news 1 year ago ? I guess we are just going to post a similar article every time the currency exchange rate fluctuates?
We below, we above, we below, …
And in cost of living too I hear. When I lived in Korea, I was on roughly 200,000 yen per month teaching English and could save half of that easily, along with going out to eat and drink at least three times a week. Don’t think that’s the case anymore.
no shit
Is it… because higher GDP, or because lower children?
I kinda miss when Korean netizens used to bash Japan…
I wish you’d come back in the future.
Let’s revive and have more pointless but peaceful online debates.
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time to work harder and have even less children.
Thought this was like a few years ago. Must have been a different GDP metric. Outstanding Korea, keep it up.
Owari da
Per capita… so you’re saying the Korean’s population is shrinking more than Japan?
As long as it’s not reflected in my day to day standard of living these metrics don’t mean much
Inflation will do that
Expressed in USD. The KRW depreciated 23% vs the USD in the last 5 years, and the JPY depreciated 43% in the same period. I’m no economic expert but I have the idea the exchange rate might be biggest factor here.
Not defending Japan in any way, and GDP is not an interesting figure and misunderstood in many cases, but I don’t think there’s need for more panic (than we already had lol).
Ok
Japan is on the decline and it’s a slow silent death.
I think this happened last year already.
Taiwan also surpassed Japan in GDP per capita last year.
I don’t know how Koreans feel about it as a physical experience, but most Japanese would say that it is probably true.
Five years ago, there might have been an argument against it, but now many Japanese consider it poorer than any other country.
Didn’t we see the same news 1 year ago ? I guess we are just going to post a similar article every time the currency exchange rate fluctuates?
We below, we above, we below, …
And in cost of living too I hear. When I lived in Korea, I was on roughly 200,000 yen per month teaching English and could save half of that easily, along with going out to eat and drink at least three times a week. Don’t think that’s the case anymore.
no shit
Is it… because higher GDP, or because lower children?
I kinda miss when Korean netizens used to bash Japan…
I wish you’d come back in the future.
Let’s revive and have more pointless but peaceful online debates.