* Survey period: June 27th to July 8th Japanese people’s “happiness” has decreased for the second consecutive year. The 40s are the least happy [Brand Research Institute Survey] | Web Manager Forum Imai Fumi (Webtan Editorial Department) 8:00 The Brand Research Institute conducted the “Happiness Survey 2024.” The survey asked 24,970 people across the country about their happiness levels and what makes them happy. Japanese people’s happiness index is 65.9 points. Decrease for the second consecutive year First, when asked “Are you happy?”, 25.0% answered “very happy” and 36.5% answered “somewhat happy,” for a total of 61.5% who answered in the affirmative. On the other hand, the combined total of those who were not very happy or not happy at all was 17.1%, up 2.9 points from the previous year. When calculating the happiness index* from this data, it will be 65.9 points in 2024, a decrease of 2.4 points from the previous year’s 68.3 points. * Happiness level: “Very happy” x 100 points + “Somewhat happy” x 75 points + “Neither happy nor unhappy” x 50 points + “Not very happy” x 25 points + “Not happy at all” x 0 points Looking at the trend in happiness levels by year, it has been on the rise since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest, reaching 70.1 points in 2022, but has declined for two consecutive years since moving to category 5. In addition, looking at the changes in the proportion of negative responses over time, the total of “not happy at all” and “not very happy” decreased from 2020 to 2022, but increased from 2022 onwards. The least happy age group is those in their 40s. The difference between men and women is about 5 points. (omitted) *See source for full text. *Previous thread (★12024/09/26 (Thu) 10:28:26.98).
>>1 The reason real wages in Japan aren’t rising is because Japan is in deflation. And the reason Japan is in deflation is because more people are becoming dependent on social security (taxes) for their livelihood. Even if money is distributed to people who rely on social security, such as pensioners and those on welfare, and whose incomes do not increase through economic activity, they will try to maximize the effect of that money by purchasing cheaper products. Trading companies trying to meet that demand then import cheaper substitutes from third countries, filling the Japanese market with cheaper goods. Manufacturing industries that cater to domestic demand respond to deflation by reducing employee wages in order to combat rising import prices of raw materials. For Japan to overcome deflation and raise real wages, it has no choice but to either use exports and inbound tourism to absorb overseas inflation into the country or cut social security spending. The people who are currently making it difficult for the working generation to raise their real wages are the Democratic Party, which destroyed the export industry with its policy of an extremely strong yen, and those who are broadly interpreting Article 25 of the Constitution and making social security a sacred cow.
1. Family living expenses (rising prices) 2. Children’s education expenses, especially university (rising tuition fees) 3. Mortgage (rising real estate prices) 4. Car loan (you can choose not to buy a car, but it’s essential in rural areas) 5. Your own student loan (a recent new trend and a big problem) There’s nothing you can do about it.
>>9 ✕You’re being toyed with ○Your own will You’re being spoiled! Your own responsibility! Not putting in enough effort! If you don’t have a job, start a business! You’ve only received your money back with interest So no one has any sympathy for you.
>>10 The second baby boom generation suffered in the entrance exams, but by the time they started to look for jobs, the bubble had already passed and they were already in the ice age. The big change from the local analog era of the Showa era to the global digital era. I think the generation over 45 is especially aware of the change in the times.
>>11 There are many non-LDP supporters above the Bubble Generation There are a certain number of Communist supporters among the Baby Boomers There have been many LDP supporters since the Ice Age There were a lot of people who held grudges against labor unions during the Ice Age.
>>17 I was shocked when a guy who was the same age as me in junior high school, who got all A’s and excelled in both academics and sports, made a move on one of my students and was arrested for a sex crime.
What is entrepreneurship? I don’t know anyone who has quit an organization because they felt uncomfortable and started their own business and is doing well.
Bubble collapse (1991-1993) Jusen bankruptcy (1995) Asian currency crisis (July 1997) Sanyo Securities bankruptcy (November 3, 1997) Hokkaido Takushoku Bank bankruptcy (November 17, 1997) Yamaichi Securities bankruptcy (November 24, 1997) Long-term Shinkin Bank bankruptcy (1998) Nippon Credit Bank bankruptcy (October 1998) Available job offers ratio 0.48% (1999) IT bubble collapse (2000) Life, Sogo, and Daiichi Hotel bankruptcy one after another (2000) Other companies that lost their main banks went bankrupt one after another 19,441 corporate bankruptcies over the course of several years (2001) 7 life insurance companies went bankrupt. Nissan Life Insurance, Toho Life Insurance, Daihyaku Life Insurance, Taisho Life Insurance, Chiyoda Life Insurance, Kyoei Life Insurance, Tokyo Life Insurance (1997-2001) Resona received public funds (2003).
>>22 Then Hokkaido Takushoku Bank went bankrupt, and the ’99 graduates and after that, who were supposed to have a hiring plan, were in a shit mess, and companies started building up internal reserves, and other banks, lest they end up like Takushoku Bank, started tightening lending and stripping back loans, and companies ran out of cash flow.
Looking down, young people today have no trouble finding a job and their starting salaries are high. They’re building up assets for retirement with NISA and iDeCo (´⊙ω⊙`). Looking up, they’re saying things like the elderly should pay 30% of their medical expenses. National pension payments must be made until age 65, and pensions are paid from age 70. There’s a feeling that pensions and social security are being worsened (´⊙ω⊙`). We don’t get much retirement money, and our asset building for retirement is insufficient. The ladder has been pulled out from under us in a lot of ways.
I’m in my 50s and was hit hard, but the only consolation is that Abenomics has allowed me to create enough wealth to be able to die in comfortable old age.
Aren’t people in their 40s the bubble generation? They’re the generation that has the most fun in Japan, the easiest time finding a job in Japan, and the richest in Japan. So why do they have such low levels of happiness? I find it hard to understand.
>>37 It’s too late now. It’s impossible to tell someone in their 40s to get married or build a happy family. The foundation for happiness in your 40s should be laid by your 30s.
What’s so unfortunate about living in Japan? I don’t think those people would be able to answer if you asked them to be more specific. At best, they’d say something like, “Compared to other people…”
The labor shortage in the bus industry is serious. 20 years ago, even university graduates could get jobs by lying about their high school diplomas, so why…? [533895477] The bus industry 20 years ago said, “We fired university graduates who were working for us during the ice age because they lied about their academic backgrounds.” → Now there are no people to take over… why is this? [533895477].
It’s all stupid. Try treating a bad cold or cancer. You’ll understand how lucky you are to have a healthy body that can eat normally, walk normally, and run normally.
We don’t need stupid rankings. Bhutan, said to be the happiest country in the world, has declared poverty. Finland’s economy has stagnated and gone bankrupt due to a declining birthrate. The country is collapsing because of stupid rankings.
>>67 The fact that Bhutan was ranked #1 in happiness is an old story, but it was true at the time. There was no internet in Bhutan yet, so people had no way of knowing about the outside world.
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