Several rural rail lines in West Japan that have been closed due to torrential rain and landslides are in jeopardy of never reopening. Already unprofitable on their own (but part of the overall-profitable JR West system), the high cost of reconstruction may be the breaking point.https://twitter.com/B_Leachtielu/status/1021730449406681091 …
yepppppp and that's why I'm not really opposed to rural-to-urban migration...it's what people WANT to do anyway when the cities aren't complete garbage
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I think it's less of a problem in "mature" economies like ours (or whatever term you want to use) but I think "developing" countries are smart to want to mitigate the migration to a) give cities a chance to build b) dampen disparities in living conditions c) protect agriculture
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ah...I disagree, I think developing countries need it more than developed ones--inhibiting urban migration there means a) cities can slack off and delay building, b) disparities in living conditions intensify (rural generally MUCH worse than urban), and c) agriculture stagnates
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