(1/5) How Did Japanese Society Improve in Recent Decades While the U.S. Declined?

Jeffrey Goodman
11 min readSep 6, 2022

Life in general had improved in Japan over the past 35 years, but it was the opposite in the U.S. — why?

Related articles:

The Japanese Government Pushes People to Have More Babies — Smart Move Or Not?
Life Expectancy vs. Healthcare Costs in the U.S. (and Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, etc.)
• Part 1 of the MBA Guide to Dealing with Higher Mortgage Interest Rates

Recent articles:

Bruce Springsteen and 6 Fundamental Human Values That Are Key to His Success
Why Are Fundamental Human Values Critically Important for Successful, Enduring Brands?
The 2 Reasons Populations Are Collapsing in Developed Countries
Is It Up to Our Kids to Win the War Against Climate Change?

Potential to Change the Way You Think

Six Behavioral Barriers That Prevent You from Changing the Status Quo
(Part 1 • Barnacles) (Part 5 • Smart Man’s Disease)
Pressing Where It Hurts: How to Win Fights That Matter
• (3a/9) Why Vote “Blue No Matter Who” When Centrist Dems Never Play to Win

--

--

Jeffrey Goodman
Jeffrey Goodman

Written by Jeffrey Goodman

Navigating facts and numbers to help people. Strong opinions on climate change and healthcare. Objective, not neutral. MIT engineer, Wharton MBA.