It restricts immigration to cities where the high wages are, ie. Tokyo which is itself already too crowded, and forces foreigners living in less populated parts of the country to leave, further depopulating it.
That makes sense (and seems undesirable). It's my understanding that Japan has a lot of near-ghost-towns with empty houses they badly need people to live in and improve (and presumably spend money in the area).
hankbond · · focus · HN ↗
Can someone explain why they think this is a detrimental practice for native Japanese?
SenHeng · · focus · HN ↗
It also heavily disadvantages singles.
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