[woweoe]

Japanese people drink far less than westerners though. Those work parties are just one-off and not regular things.

[Retric]

Both Japanese men and women drink more alcohol than their American counterparts. Average consumption of pure alcohol in liters per year among all adults aged 15+ in 2019:

  Japan Men 15.58, Women 4.93
  United States Men 15.44, Women 4.69

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcohol-c...

[lotsofpulp]

I assume this is also not adjusted for the fact that American people on average weigh 50lbs+ (23kg+) more.

[mbg721]

It's tough to compare averages across populations when the people who don't drink really don't drink. Something that takes into account number of drinks per drinking occasion might paint a different picture.

[woweoe]

There are more westerners outside the US than inside the US.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Not for the crowd I hung with.

I would sometimes spend two weeks, over there, and every weeknight was like that.

Thank Cthulhu for public transport.

[woweoe]

I think this is more age related. I am actually in Japan currently and I can attest that no-one I know will drink daily like in Europe, possibly weekly but the weekly drinks tend to be far stronger and bigger. A European will have a couple of glasses of wine a day and go clubbing every week, Japanese on the other hand tend to only drink occasionally, attend one of the work parties at work with the older guys who don't want to go home - the idea of the older men who don't want to return to annoying homes is common even in Europe

[lovecg]

Can public transport be a cause though? I’ve definitely didn’t hold back my drinking as much when traveling somewhere I didn’t have to rely on driving.

[thehappypm]

What is the scene exactly? Crushing beers at a bar? Dancing at a club?

[naet]

This is not true. If you go to Japan you will see an army of extremely drunk salarymen every night, and statistically Japanese people do consume a ton of alcohol compared to most western countries.

[woweoe]

As someone who is living in Japan, I would say that Japanese drank less than Europeans for sure. Europeans will drink a couple of glasses of wine every night for example.