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		jogjayr on Aug 8, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ecological Wealth of Nations 67% of Japan is covered by forest. How come they have an ecological deficit?

dredmorbius on Aug 9, 2016 [–]

127 million people, in an advanced industrialised country.

I was shocked to see that Japan has a net out-migration:

http://metrocosm.com/global-immigration-map/

(Metrocosm -- a/k/a Max Galka -- is an absolutely amazing data resource.)

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