Comparison
Japan
Total Area : 377,835 sq km
Population : 127,463,611
US
Total Area : 9,826,630 sq km
Population : 298,444,215
In absolute figures US looks a long way from over populated...Density of population does not necessarily mean deterioration in life style ...
> In absolute figures US looks a long way from over
> populated...
That's only if you don't consider Japan overcrowded.
I don't think many Americans would be happy with either the physical or cultural restrictions the Japanese tolerate in order to put that many people into that small a space.