At the same time, however, against the backdrop of this high GNP, the phenomenon of "impoverished wealth" arose in Tokyo. The term refers to people being materially wealthy but spiritually impoverished. While rural villages suffered depopulation and economic decline, the big cities became overpopulated. Serious traffic jams became a frequent headache.
在國民生產毛額高的情況下，日本東京這樣的大都市發生了「貧乏性富裕」，物質生活雖豐富，但精神生活卻貧乏，尤其農村有「過疏化」現象，經濟力降低；至於大都市，是人口「過密化」，常常嚴重塞車，所以在大都市和鄉村，價值觀差異很大。