2006-08-14 20:38:56 · 16 answers · asked by gilamichael 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Interesting question. Having been educated, lived, and worked in both countries, I think I can give you the most educated and unbiased opinion. It depends on the field, so I'll list below the winner for each field that I have arbitrarily chosen.
1. Education
Up to high school: Japan
(Japan is light years ahead)
College: U.S.
(Japanese kids are burned out by the time they get into college to do any studying, so they party!)
2. Recreation
You gotta know the U.S. rocks in this field! Went rafting the other day, a babe promptly obliged when we asked to see her boo*s!
Only in America!!
3. Homes
The U.S., hands down. Dammned land is just too expensive in Japan for you to own a decent home.
4. Public transporation
Japan. Bullet trains, dude!
5. Internet
Japan. No one, and I mean no one, uses dial-up anymore in Japan.
6. Supermarkets
The U.S. When a new cash register opens in Japan, it's free-for-all. I hate that.
7. Gender equality
The U.S. Japan is getting better, but companies still assume that female workers will quit once they get married.
8. Crime prevention
Japan. Gun control does wonders. Really.
9. Ambulances
The U.S. While you are extremely unlikely to get shot in Japan, if you do, you can just kiss it good bye. Japanese ambulances take forever to arrive (I think they observe the speed limit!).
2006-08-16 20:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. is more advanced than Japan. This is evident during World War 2. Besides, during the cold war,U.S. had actively researching for more technologies to safeguard her people while Japan were not pressurised to do so. Recently. Japan seeks help from U.S to build a missile defence system in Japan. This shows that U.S is still leading the way.
2006-08-15 03:53:09 · answer #2 · answered by nicholasskywalker88 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Japan because they take things from the U.S and make it 10 times better
2006-08-15 03:43:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
USA due to haveing more females , the male to female ratio in japan is smaller and they are more stress on work , also the makeing it in japan better thing , we get everything from other countrys these days , also more foriegn student attend american universitys.
2006-08-15 07:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by Reno Rasaki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your definition of "advanced". In terms of income per capita or the size of average family home, the U.S. has a lead. Japan, in contrast, has better infrastructure, higher life expectancy and impossibly low crime rates...
2006-08-15 14:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by NC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't that simple. Japan is more technologically advanced in many respects, but also steeped in ancient traditions. The U.S. is kind of a maverick in many ways, but I believe the wunderkind has attention deficit disorder.
2006-08-15 03:51:22 · answer #6 · answered by kat 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Japan is more advanced than the U.S. by far. If they're not advancing in technology and healthcare, they're making what the U.S. has and owns into something more fast forward.
Japan. :]
2006-08-15 03:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by geck 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Japan, they have to be, they have the second largest economy in the world and no natural resources except for their people. To maintain this they spend much more of their money(gov) on education than the USA does.
2006-08-15 03:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. and other more modernized countires, although, through pure mass of people and modernization, they will overtake the U.S. and other countries within the next 10-20 years, to become the next super-power.
2006-08-15 03:53:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely Japan. Maybe Japanese should be the world's second language...
2006-08-15 03:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋