[URBAN NOTE] Five notes about cities: Canada, Japan, China

• That the bottom 75% of income-earners in Canadian cities cannot afford an apartment in the major cities of the country is, regardless of the qualifications, bad news. This Yahoo Finance article goes into detail.
• It is an exaggeration to talk about an exodus of young Canadians away from expensive centres. The Globe and Mail discusses.
• Ozy suggests many young Japanese are fleeing the cities for the less stressful countryside.
• The CNRS hosts this interview which contrasts and compares the developments of suburbs in Europe and in Japan.
• The SCMP reports that a high proportion of Chinese cities are seeing population declines.