Americans moving to Japan for safety and affordability

[Anonymous]

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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.

Your reality is only in your head.

Guess you were not watching the news on 4th of July weekend.

Or when the CDC announced that gun violence now kills more American kids than car crashes. That is a very sick fact that we should be ashamed of as a nation.

Not sure I’d rely on the CDC for much of anything these days. Repeated studies confirm that there are millions of defensive firearm uses a year in the US, something CDC used to admit but now seeks to conceal because it is politically inexpedient to tell the truth.

But about those dead children….

Some woke hoax? No, they are buried every week I’m afraid.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Your reality is only in your head.

Guess you were not watching the news on 4th of July weekend.

Or when the CDC announced that gun violence now kills more American kids than car crashes. That is a very sick fact that we should be ashamed of as a nation.

This is misleading. It’s not just that gun violence increased but that cars have gotten safer and there are fewer drownings.

So you are somehow trying to characterize the that our kids die by being gunned down as …progress?

Just stop. You are craven and despicable, arguing for your “rights” over children’s lives.

[Anonymous]

It's not just firearms. The US' epic disaster of a healthcare system is almost as bad as the Holocaust and is a humanitarian crisis. Our citizens need seek asylum from it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do understand that when OP says "Americans", they are referring to White people. Blacks and other people, need not apply because they are not welcome in Japan.

Why do you think it's so safe?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that when OP says "Americans", they are referring to White people. Blacks and other people, need not apply because they are not welcome in Japan.

Why do you think it's so safe?

It’s safe because there is equality/equity. They never forced a bunch of people into their country to become slaves. They never stole their land from other people. They are a more egalitarian society. That’s why it’s safer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not reading this whole thing - what does Japan do about homelessness and drugs?

They are extremely strict about drugs. Cannabis is illegal and there are stories about Americans being jailed for bringing their Adderall with them to Japan. They have no tolerance for drug use and don't care if it's for medical use.
"Homeless" people as we know them (i.e. mentally ill) are institutionalized. There are homeless people living in parks; they are generally retirement-age men and don't call any attention to themselves.
Special needs children are sequestered in special schools. Zero inclusion because that would hold back the regular kids.
Sound good to you DCUM?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not reading this whole thing - what does Japan do about homelessness and drugs?

They are extremely strict about drugs. Cannabis is illegal and there are stories about Americans being jailed for bringing their Adderall with them to Japan. They have no tolerance for drug use and don't care if it's for medical use.
"Homeless" people as we know them (i.e. mentally ill) are institutionalized. There are homeless people living in parks; they are generally retirement-age men and don't call any attention to themselves.
Special needs children are sequestered in special schools. Zero inclusion because that would hold back the regular kids.
Sound good to you DCUM?

Yep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not reading this whole thing - what does Japan do about homelessness and drugs?

They erase slums off the map. For example, the city government of Osaka does not allow the name "Kamagasaki" to appear on official maps and discourages the use of the name in the media.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RAI28b8G9gk

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that when OP says "Americans", they are referring to White people. Blacks and other people, need not apply because they are not welcome in Japan.

Why do you think it's so safe?

It’s safe because there is equality/equity. They never forced a bunch of people into their country to become slaves. They never stole their land from other people. They are a more egalitarian society. That’s why it’s safer.

Ha ha ha. Search Korean comfort women.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that when OP says "Americans", they are referring to White people. Blacks and other people, need not apply because they are not welcome in Japan.

Why do you think it's so safe?

It’s safe because there is equality/equity. They never forced a bunch of people into their country to become slaves. They never stole their land from other people. They are a more egalitarian society. That’s why it’s safer.

It is safe because “the nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” They hang people for capital crimes; the prisoner is in their cell and one day without advance notice gets the word that today is their day. After a brief opportunity to ready themselves they take the drop and that’s that. It historically is an extremely hierarchical and structured society, and anything but egalitarian. It had a legal caste system until the mid 1800’s and even today people from the historically “untouchable” class face discrimination in employment and elsewhere. Corporal punishment in schools is unlawful but students are smacked around every day at school and at home. Domestic violence went largely unrecognized by Japanese society and unaddressed by the Japanese government until the early 1990s. Even today men abuse their wives without consequence, in no small part because Japan is a shame-based culture where maintaining appearances is everything. And before you canonize the Japanese for their alleged non-history of slavery, you might check with the “comfort women” and the folks in Nanking.

I love Japanese culture. I’ve enjoyed traveling to Japan. But Japan is anything but some romantic utopia, particularly for non-Japanese.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that when OP says "Americans", they are referring to White people. Blacks and other people, need not apply because they are not welcome in Japan.

Why do you think it's so safe?

It’s safe because there is equality/equity. They never forced a bunch of people into their country to become slaves. They never stole their land from other people. They are a more egalitarian society. That’s why it’s safer.

Ha ha ha. Search Korean comfort women.

+1 million
and they definitely don’t have “egalitarian” marriages. Part of the reason they are a gray society with old, closed down schools being leveled off and repurposed as retirement housing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-moving-to-japan-safety-affordability-2023-7

The number of Americans living in Japan has grown slightly from 2020 to 2022, from 57,214 to 60,804.
Some Americans cite Japan's cheaper healthcare and greater affordability as reasons for moving.

- She said a lot of the expenses in Tokyo, like groceries, are comparable to the US, but the safety — which was her number one priority — is priceless.

"One of my favorite parts about Japan is safety," she said. "I am honestly so appreciative of the ability to be able to live in this safe community."

- We have one insurance card and we go to the town hall and get it," he said. "You basically just show that you're a resident of that town and you get handed your insurance card."

He recounted a minor surgery he had to remove a cyst on his face. He said all in all it took about 45 minutes and cost some 8,500 yen.

- The quality of goods and services in Japan is exceptional," she said. "Japan's public transportation system, in particular, is efficient, clean, and punctual."

This is not a thing that same people would do.

[Anonymous]

It’s safer to be closer to family in the US and take care of each other. Moving to Japan is for Japanese who still have family there.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Fine. Canada is far more divorce than the US and doesn't have a gun crime problem like the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not just firearms. The US' epic disaster of a healthcare system is almost as bad as the Holocaust and is a humanitarian crisis. Our citizens need seek asylum from it.

This is so unbelievably offensive.