Here’s a crazy idea: Why doesn’t Japan relocate to another part of the world?
Does anybody know if there is some cultural ties that would make them not want to?
My idea would be for them to completely relocate the country, just build it somewhere else; it’d be expensive, but at least (depending where they go) they won’t need to make anti-earthquake buildings.
If I had the power, I’d offer them a part of Argentina. No strings attached, just take the same amount of land you have now here, maybe even the double. Transform old Japan into a touristic location, and move your civilization here.
Disclaimer: The arrow points to a random location, my apologies to the people that live there, it’s just an ilustration.
Just with that altruistic offer, everyone would benefit; imagine how easy it’d be for us to import stuff from Japan! Also, I love sushi.
Fun facts: Argentina has a size of 3,757,407 km2, and a population of 40,913,584 inhabitants; while Japan has a size of 377,835 km2, and a population of 127,078,679 inhabitants.
Let me be clear, I’m not suggesting they become part of this country, just relocate Japan as it is, with its culture and its government intact, they’d retain borders and be a completely different country than Argentina (in essence, just Japan somewhere else).
This sadly is not possible in practice… or would it?
Japan main exports are to China and USA. Even assuming it’s possible, only changing the time zone and being far from China will impact their commerce.