Americans moving to Japan for safety and affordability

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not just mass shootings you have to worry about in the US that doesn’t happen in other countries. In Japan, S. Korea, parts of Northern Europe (maybe … not sure anymore), Singapore, etc. you can have your laptop, phone etc. out at a coffee shop, get up to go to the restroom or get something else at the counter or whatever, come back 5 minutes later and your stuff will still be there. All of it. No theft.

You won’t be aggressively panhandled to by the mentally ill homeless. People won’t be openly using drugs on the street and sleeping in tents. Not saying it’s perfect though because there are a lot of problems in Japan in particular with groping and sexual harassment on public transit. But you aren’t going to be wondering if that dude with the crazy eyes is about to push you in front of an oncoming train or pull a gun on you and steal your phone.

I live in the Midwest and none of these problems are relevant. I don’t even own a key to my house, the house I have lived in for 15 years.

Blame DC and other major city governments, not the US as a whole.

I lived in the Midwest for many years and I’d never just leave my house unlocked. It always seemed like the problems of “rural America” were basically right around the corner. Lots of drug use and crime, but less violent crime against strangers, but there are definitely people who wouldn’t hesitate to tear down your entire house for scrap metal for drug money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not just mass shootings you have to worry about in the US that doesn’t happen in other countries. In Japan, S. Korea, parts of Northern Europe (maybe … not sure anymore), Singapore, etc. you can have your laptop, phone etc. out at a coffee shop, get up to go to the restroom or get something else at the counter or whatever, come back 5 minutes later and your stuff will still be there. All of it. No theft.

You won’t be aggressively panhandled to by the mentally ill homeless. People won’t be openly using drugs on the street and sleeping in tents. Not saying it’s perfect though because there are a lot of problems in Japan in particular with groping and sexual harassment on public transit. But you aren’t going to be wondering if that dude with the crazy eyes is about to push you in front of an oncoming train or pull a gun on you and steal your phone.

And does that make you wonder why???

Ever wonder where their mentally ill, addicted, and disabled are?

Ever wonder what happens to people *accused* of a crime?

They have zero tolerance for addiction and illegal drug use just like a lot of Asian countries, so I’d have to assume their number of addicts is quite low. And illegal drug use creates and worsens mental illnesses. Their people enjoy a higher standard of public behavior than we do.

[Anonymous]

Too much of a culture shock for me. I imagine it to be something along on the line of spreading the density and infrastructure of NYC across the state of Connecticut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would be really nice not to have to think about potential shootings all the time.

Imagine if there was something Congress could do about this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Japan is notoriously xenophobic.

The most xenophobic country on earth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Japan is notoriously xenophobic.

Well, to be fair, its probably the homogeny of their people that allows their culture.

People hate on the US but we’re one of the few truly diverse countries on the planet. There are lots of inherrent challenges that go along with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japan is notoriously xenophobic.

Well, to be fair, its probably the homogeny of their people that allows their culture.

People hate on the US but we’re one of the few truly diverse countries on the planet. There are lots of inherrent challenges that go along with that.

But of course gun crime has nothing to do with diversity. Australia is more diverse and doesn’t have a gun crime problem like the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japan is notoriously xenophobic.

Well, to be fair, its probably the homogeny of their people that allows their culture.

People hate on the US but we’re one of the few truly diverse countries on the planet. There are lots of inherrent challenges that go along with that.

But of course gun crime has nothing to do with diversity. Australia is more diverse and doesn’t have a gun crime problem like the US.

Australia is 77% and 10% Asian. I wouldn't call that more diverse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japan is notoriously xenophobic.

Well, to be fair, its probably the homogeny of their people that allows their culture.

People hate on the US but we’re one of the few truly diverse countries on the planet. There are lots of inherrent challenges that go along with that.

But of course gun crime has nothing to do with diversity. Australia is more diverse and doesn’t have a gun crime problem like the US.

There is a lot more fights and general social corrosive behavior in Australia than in Japan

I’m poc and Japan is xenophobic sure but it’s so safe and clean and chill as I mentioned in another sub forum on here as long as you don’t want to “become Japanese” or have local friends it’s way better to live than anywhere else really.

Australia is really very rednecky even in the cities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japan is notoriously xenophobic.

Well, to be fair, its probably the homogeny of their people that allows their culture.

People hate on the US but we’re one of the few truly diverse countries on the planet. There are lots of inherrent challenges that go along with that.

But of course gun crime has nothing to do with diversity. Australia is more diverse and doesn’t have a gun crime problem like the US.

Australia is 77% and 10% Asian. I wouldn't call that more diverse.

😂 it’s clear some posters have never been to Australia.

It’s way more racist and in your face about it than us uk or Canada.

Australians would poop themselves if they dealt with American or even Canadian/uk demographics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not just mass shootings you have to worry about in the US that doesn’t happen in other countries. In Japan, S. Korea, parts of Northern Europe (maybe … not sure anymore), Singapore, etc. you can have your laptop, phone etc. out at a coffee shop, get up to go to the restroom or get something else at the counter or whatever, come back 5 minutes later and your stuff will still be there. All of it. No theft.

You won’t be aggressively panhandled to by the mentally ill homeless. People won’t be openly using drugs on the street and sleeping in tents. Not saying it’s perfect though because there are a lot of problems in Japan in particular with groping and sexual harassment on public transit. But you aren’t going to be wondering if that dude with the crazy eyes is about to push you in front of an oncoming train or pull a gun on you and steal your phone.

And does that make you wonder why???

Ever wonder where their mentally ill, addicted, and disabled are?

Ever wonder what happens to people *accused* of a crime?

They have zero tolerance for addiction and illegal drug use just like a lot of Asian countries, so I’d have to assume their number of addicts is quite low. And illegal drug use creates and worsens mental illnesses. Their people enjoy a higher standard of public behavior than we do.

It’s a police state.

They police everything everywhere.

And you are taken away and locked up.

Someone says you are mentally ill? Tied down and institutionalized. Google Japan’s psych beds and horrific approach to anyone who deviates from societal norms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anybody who can move to Japan for safety was probably going to be pretty safe in the US

You are really kidding yourself if you think you call buy yourself into some version of America that is not impacted by gun violence.

Your kids will have active shooter drills. And you might all be be at some 4th of July parade or aggravate some wahoo with a glock on the beltway or your child might be walking across their campus or working next to someone with an estranged husband.

Yeah, that is what our reality looks like.

But you can try keeping your head in the sand and voting for Republicans because you like lower taxes, if that tradeoff is worth it to you.

Many of us don't share your values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not just mass shootings you have to worry about in the US that doesn’t happen in other countries. In Japan, S. Korea, parts of Northern Europe (maybe … not sure anymore), Singapore, etc. you can have your laptop, phone etc. out at a coffee shop, get up to go to the restroom or get something else at the counter or whatever, come back 5 minutes later and your stuff will still be there. All of it. No theft.

You won’t be aggressively panhandled to by the mentally ill homeless. People won’t be openly using drugs on the street and sleeping in tents. Not saying it’s perfect though because there are a lot of problems in Japan in particular with groping and sexual harassment on public transit. But you aren’t going to be wondering if that dude with the crazy eyes is about to push you in front of an oncoming train or pull a gun on you and steal your phone.

I live in the Midwest and none of these problems are relevant. I don’t even own a key to my house, the house I have lived in for 15 years.

Blame DC and other major city governments, not the US as a whole.

Majority of the infamous school shootings occurred in non big cities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably many of those 60,000 some Americans living there have some Japanese ancestry or have a spouse who is Japanese. My spouse’s company has a number of people based in Japan, and they all either have Japanese ancestry themselves or their spouse does.

This. Or they lived there previously and have other connections and at least some language skills.

I don’t think many people decide at 60, “I will move to Japan” without any connection to it. Japanese culture is a significant change from US/Western culture. I am a city person who loves public transportation, Japanese food, and doesn’t mind a small home, but I would struggle with that transition in a way I wouldn’t struggle with moving to Berlin or Vienna (where I speak the language and there are fewer major cultural differences, IMO).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japan is notoriously xenophobic.

Well, to be fair, its probably the homogeny of their people that allows their culture.

People hate on the US but we’re one of the few truly diverse countries on the planet. There are lots of inherrent challenges that go along with that.

But of course gun crime has nothing to do with diversity. Australia is more diverse and doesn’t have a gun crime problem like the US.

Australia is 77% and 10% Asian. I wouldn't call that more diverse.

😂 it’s clear some posters have never been to Australia.

It’s way more racist and in your face about it than us uk or Canada.

Australians would poop themselves if they dealt with American or even Canadian/uk demographics

More than 50% of Sydney’s 5.5 million people were born overseas and 40% speak a language other than English at home so that probably makes it quite diverse by anyone’s standards. My point wasn’t to compare Japan and Australia. It was to point out that diversity may have its challenges but more gun crime doesn’t need to be one of them.