As a regular viewer of NHK US, it’s filled with shows where the producers are non-subtly implying a country that is slowly circling the drain... but with dignity.
Show after show of very old people keeping the family business, farm or trains running. Kids off to the city, grandma literally crawling through the family peach orchard weeding. Lone western adventure cyclist droning around to largely empty roads, cultural sites, towns and always visiting “the last [insert hand skill] in the prefecture”.
It’s quite fascinating to watch, and I can’t wait to visit, but they’re not hiding it.
The US is only a couple generations behind them and we will not be going in as dignified a manner.
Show after show of very old people keeping the family business, farm or trains running. Kids off to the city, grandma literally crawling through the family peach orchard weeding. Lone western adventure cyclist droning around to largely empty roads, cultural sites, towns and always visiting “the last [insert hand skill] in the prefecture”.
It’s quite fascinating to watch, and I can’t wait to visit, but they’re not hiding it.
The US is only a couple generations behind them and we will not be going in as dignified a manner.