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More than 100k people in Japan are now aged 100 or older

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  1. EagleEdge · · focus · HN ↗
    We have travelled for about a month in Japan last year. They work under constant stress, lots of commute on public transit. I also did not feel their food was that healthy, lots of fried food and sweets. But the portion is small compared to what we would normally eat in a meal.
    1. spike021 · · focus · HN ↗
      What exactly did you eat the entire time? tonkatsu and karaage?

      there's plenty of great home style food that isn't fried.. nikujaga, gyusuji, nikudofu, etc.

      Public transit there is pretty great. If anything the lack of escalators for some stations can be unmotivating to some people but on the other hand walking a lot of flights of stairs is healthy.

      1. socalgal2 · · focus · HN ↗
        Private transit there is pretty great

        Corrected that for you.

        1. spike021 · · focus · HN ↗
          this is HN not reddit. no need for snarky replies.
          1. socalgal2 · · focus · HN ↗
            It's not a snarky reply. It's important IMO that people realize the consistently top rated transit system in the world is nearly all private. Otherwise, they push for public transit, not realizing they are asking for something different.
            1. spike021 · · focus · HN ↗
              Except that is not the definition of "public transportation" being used in this context; OP is clearly referring to transportation that the public uses to commute. They're hardly referring to its ownership.
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