The rule of Japanese only buying new has changed.

Atsushi Miura, head of the Culture Studies Research Institute, is also author of best selling book "Karyu-shakai" (lower classes). His latest work covers the concept of sharing, such as car sharing or job sharing, and explains a new type of expenditure and economy under a 'share' system. He also mentions that the younger generation's decision process when purchasing a house or other consumer item is changing.


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