More Americans are MOVING TO JAPAN... But Why?
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More Americans are moving to Japan! It might be hard for you to believe, but the number of Americans moving to Japan has increased over the last couple of years! But why? What does Japan have that America doesn't? Is Japan just a better place to live than the U.S.? Let's talk about it!
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What do you think? Could Japan ever be your future home?
**CORRECTION** Mr. Eats said that if you work over 30 hours a month, you get National health insurance. Actually it's 30 hours a week!!
Only 30hrs a week that's like 6hrs a day!! Deal!!!
Right now I take care of my elderly mother who couldn't possibly make the trip, but I would love to live in Japan one day. I think it would be a wonderful place to spend retirement as long as I was the only one doing it. If there were a lot of demanding American retirees around me it would completely ruin the experience and I think the last thing Japan needs is a bunch of grumpy old people. You can't teach an old American new Kancho.
Just one comment:
America is a whole continent with dozens of countries. Americans are everyone who was born on the American continent, not just people from the United States.
You are great and your videos are very good!
@@cavb748(note) I've over-explained below not for your sake but for that of others who are less familiar with the geography.
Ummm....you're mostly right. The US is a part of North America, which also includes Canada, Greenland, Mexico and the countries of Central America. Everything south of Mexico is casually referred to as the Central region although it is technically a part of N. America.
North and South America are 2 separate continents. Together the continents are referred to as The Americas and there is a great unspoken sense of unity (with the exception of a small fringe US group who disagree). Which I think is fantastic for such a large and diverse landmass.
At least historically it has been this way, and I believe it will be again. Currently there are issues with an outlying overseas country taking advantage all over Central and South America that I hope will soon resolve as peacefully as possible.
And yes! Mrs. Eats is just adorable in every way and I love her to pieces as well.💜
Oh, I look forward to getting these boxes soon, I would totally move to Japan, as long as the people I know are still living there
I'm American and came to live in Japan about a year ago, the difference in cost of living is truly crazy. Granted, it will be different for you depending on where you're coming from in the US, but my rent in the states for a one bedroom apartment was $1600 and in Tokyo I pay about $750 for a 2DK (equivalent to a two bedroom). Food is so much cheaper too, what would cost me $50 in the states I can get here for around $15-$20. Not to mention Japan is safe, quiet and clean. I feel my life is much better here then back home.
All true. But you get a quality of apartment for $750 that people will not like.
We can thank our leaders in America for that. No party really cares about us or they would pay of our massive debt. Also, the Government should pay off all current school loans and cease offering any more because a majority of it is school loans. I thank God I happen to pay off all my school debt while in school. Now I am looking for IT jobs and its another terrifying reality of you need experience for a job. I am considering working for myself but if I truly have to do that to find work, then I will definitely leave the crazy USA once established.
What field do you work in? If you’re in tech then maybe it’s feasible long term, but $750 a month on top of massive key money or deposits you’ll never get back isn’t telling the full story.
@@Notme-tq4xsyou can get old houses in Japan for very cheap. They may come with ghosts or musty odors lol just need a bit of restoration
How about your income here in japan? Is it same in the usa? Im japanese. I want to live in usa😅
I lived in Japan in the 80's. Really the only reason to lock your door is that people just don't knock. They will open your door and come into your "Genkan", where you take off your shoes and then announce themselves very loudly. If you are from America this could be a situation that is tough getting used to.
As an American, that sounds terrifying
@@guacre2675 As an American, it was terrifying.
What Mr. Eats said about division in America is sadly all too true. 😢 Crime has gotten really bad here too. I pray that the U.S. will overcome this stuff and hopefully follow in Japan’s successful footprints (at least to some extent)!
Crime isn’t getting worse. Any crime stat will tell you otherwise.
@@aspen1606 😂 ya OK.... if your looking in the past year ... but its still MUCH higher than it was 2016 ... and hasn't leveled back off...
same ppl saying that are the same who will deny 12/55 up and down ....
until their assaulted..
then it's a problem
If you look at the stats, crime is only bad in Black neighborhoods. If you simply remove the Black-on-Black crime statistic in the US, our actual crime levels are very low. Our government should focus on helping Black people but they won't do that for some reason.
If you live in Japan, you need to learn Japanese values and customs.Otherwise, you will quickly become isolated in society.
Living in Japan, it is difficult to maintain individualism like in the United States,so I only recommend moving to Japan for people who just want to live peacefully like Japanese people.
I would love nothing more than to live in Japan. I love it so much! I have to agree with the health care and safety reasons because it’s getting ridiculous here. The cost of living is getting unbelievable and a single person living alone in some areas is almost impossible. Like Mr.Eats. Growing up I never worried about school shootings or shootings in malls or theaters. We never had active shooter drills ever. It was unheard of. Our children shouldn’t have to go through that ever! People in general shouldn’t have to go through that. It’s heartbreaking. Even in my workplace we have had to have drills and videos teaching us how to protect ourselves and others. It’s scary. As for health care…getting sick here means debt. By sick I mean if you have a real heath issue not just a cold. Something like cancer or anything chronic you’re going to be in debt. It’s stupid. Rent is crazy at nearly $2,000.00 for a one bedroom apartment in my area when 4 years ago it was maybe $800.
Before watching this video I’m going to weigh in. The most attractive thing about Japan to me is it’s low crime rate. In Atlanta, from night to night I wonder if I might be victimized by crime. In Japan, I don’t think I would worry at all.
I'm in Huntsville and in most parts of the city are perfectly safe, but there's that one area that I completely avoid especially at night.
I just want them to start arresting people again. Why do we have to live in fear in the name of prison reform?
Then move states genius
@@mato_fato_ma-ah-fala-falafel Or better yet, vote for law and order policies and fix his own home. Don't just run away.
I would say the violence is a pretty big reason, also just people's complete lack of basic respect for one another which causes unneccesary stress.
One of the things I really loved about Japan when I visited is just the landscape. It's a really scenic country, you can see majestic mountains almost everywhere you go, and that natural beauty is really valuable (to me, anyway). (Part of this is that I grew up and lived more than half my life in a place with zero elevation.)
@joshdaniels2363, being from Texas I understand what you mean about zero elevation!
I’d like to see stats about the length of stay for foreigners who moved to Japan. In my experience living here for over a decade, most Americans I’ve known ultimately left after 3-5 years. The main reason is never being able to get fluent in Japanese. It’s not impossible, but takes a lot of dedication and time, and people run out of patience eventually. On the other side, I’ve also seen very little growth of English capability here in the past decade. Doctors tend to know a little more English than the average citizen, but it’s still very frustrating if you can’t fully explain or express yourself in Japanese.
Don't come to Japan if you're not going to learn Japanese.
@@whiteberry8785 This is why it's best to have a remote or online job and earn USD. With the weakening yen Japan is almost as cheap as Mexico yet offers amazing infrastructure.
@@noseboop4354if you work remotely you might end up paying international taxes along with your regular taxes. The 16 hour time difference can be tough too
@@whiteberry8785 "and are seen as the other in Japan. Doesn't matter how ling you live there, how fluent in language you are, if you raise kids there, etc"
Its hard for people from multicultural societies that have lost their own sense of a unified cultural identity to understand that this is how it is in most of the world.
You cant really just step off a plane and fill in a bit of paper and magically you become one of the people. You have no blood ties to the history of the place, Your ancestors didn't create the society or culture, You don't have the same level investment and you never really can.
Ironically many western countries outside of Europe people now give land rights acknowledgements that specifically make the point that if you're not indigenous you will never truly be "American" "Canadian" "New Zealander" "Australian" etc.
While in Europe you see migrants trying to create a false history because deep down they know they will never really be European, eg "Britain has always been African and was founded by Africans"
Japanese people should not be rude to you, But people just need to accept the reality that they're not Japanese just because they got a Japanese passport.
As an agriculture person, I'm looking rural Japan which is so freakishly cheap. The idea of buying a house and still having savings left over is more than enough. Plus, there's no school shootings, the weather is nicer, and the scenery is gorgeous.
Yeah you're right there's not no school shooting but there's a lot of school stabbing one man walked into a school caring a knife and stabbing a lot of people no school shootings though
Also I don't know of any synagogues that exist in Japan and if there are they are very few in number.
That's ALWAYS a good sign! 👍
FYI : you just can't move there !
@@elgatofelix8917 Most Japanese are Shinto / Buddhist , but in most cases religion doesn't play a part in daily life .
@@NotAnInternetTroll Some people think it's like the US . Where people just show up and stay . Japan doesn't allow freeloaders .
Thank you for the videos! Looking forward to watch more of them❤️
The problem in the US isn't diversity like she said: Japan is organized around collectivism and thinking of the group and group harmony, the needs of the group and society outweigh the individual. In the US it is organized as individualism, with some taking it to extremes
both are true then actually, japan being safe because everyone agrees on some certain things. japan being so similar on laguage,ethnicity, religion and whatnot. not sure on politics
though. but the US being like most western countries, diverse in everything. and the huge emphasis on the individual like i don't care how my behaviour impacts say my neighbor or my coworkers or other peole around me in general. the heathcare thing is a good example, it would normally come out of your paycheck like he mentioned or taxes. so the no way i'm paying more in taxed to pay for someone else's hospital bill.instead of ys but he also pays for yours so it's fine.
The problem with the U.S. is that social values and culture are nonexistent. The very fabric of society is coming undone at the seams.
Americas motto: Screw you, I got mine.😁
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Diversity is the US's problem. Everyone down to the individual is only out for themselves, and never care about anyone else.
Japan isn't that much cheaper.
Yes, things are cheaper, but everyone gets paid less and it ends up being a little even.
I'm not American or Japanese, but when I moved from USA to Japan, I calculated my costs etc. My salary was cut in half, but my bills all went town.
At the end of the month, I have around the same amount of money when converted to my home country.... so it's about the same for me.
Obviously, if you come from the USA to Japan for a trip, everything will seem cheap.
part of it is the currency. If the yen appreciates against the dollar, suddenly Japan will stop seeming so cheap.
Based on what you wrote, Japan IS CHEAPER. For example, if you make $20 in the US and say you are able to save $5. And in Japan, you make $10 ("cut in half") and yet you are still able to save $5. In the US, that means you have to spend 75% of your income to survive whereas it's only 50% in Japan. Now if you ended up with $2.50 at the end of the month, then yes, the statement would be true.
@@TheMightyAgency you added the numbers,not the op, so NO, it is not cheaper, it is the same as the OP said, you do not get to add numbers for them.....
Only I get to do that
But what if you was just wealthy in USA and just moved to Japan. You wouldn't be worried about income, you would just be living cheaper?
@NotAnInternetTroll not a thing lol was just stating that it sounds like life would be cheaper in japan rather than America if you didn't have to worry about income decreases
For the average middle class person, Japan is just nice. In the US we are dealing with a lot of really greedy corporations controlling everything and making the cost of living skyrocket. The US has so many resources that prices should be lower not higher than most other places. Not that Japan doesn't have it's own issues, but at least right now it's not so crazy as the US is right now.
Yep. No greedy corporations in Japan. That's definitely the difference.
@@kdolo1887 No greedy corporations in Japan? Oh brother... Do I have a surprise for you.
@@p0lyblank Yes, that was the joke.
Desperately trying to avoid acknowledging the obvious reason. Or perhaps just so brainwashed it doesn’t occur to you.
They're not wrong. The cost of living has skyrocketed in the last 10 years. Not to mention rent. Corps are slashing their workforces and raising prices despite record breaking profits. Don't act like you don't know this about the US rn.
Great video on an interesting topic, and it was also nice to watch a full video with the both of you. Hope y'all are doing great!
This video needs way more attention! This is how to have a conversation without it being one-sided or biased. Many CZcamsrs could learn from this kind of approach and it would in fact better their quality of video production!
I didn't lock my house up in Japan. We only lock the front door at night or when we didn't want company. Our back wall was sliding glass doors, which were always unlocked. In Bermuda where I'm from, our doors were only locked at night. As kids we weren't latch key kids. When we came from school, we would just walk in because the door wasn't locked, even if there was no one at home. Some times I do forget to lock my door. Anyway, I felt very comfortable in Japan! Despite my limited Japanese, I made friends. I wanted to moved back there to live, but upon my demise, it would put too much of a financial burden on my son, so I'll just be happy to come for 3 months, soon!
Mrs. Eats is a beauty through and through. You did very well Mr. Eats 👍
Because we watch your videos! That's why we're moving to Japan. You make it look great!
My wife, who’s from Osaka, came to the US nine years ago for me (and am lucky that she did) so we can get married and start a family here. I wanted to go to Japan instead, but I had to face facts: 1. I’m a foreigner, so jobs would be scarce, 2. I barely speak Japanese, so it’s even more difficult, and 3. Listening to what my wife said about being born as half Japanese and being bullied in schools. Whether it happens now or not, I don’t know. I know, however, that I have another friend who lived in the US many years ago, had a daughter, got divorced and moved back to Japan with her daughter, only for her daughter to be bullied so much so that as a young lady today, she now has PTSD and had several attempts of suicide. With all these factors, my wife and I thought it was best she move and have a family here (she was an English major from Kansai Gadai University and learned her English in Australia, so she speaks very fluent English).
As years went by, we had a son who is now seven, and has autism. He’s well taken care of by the local school district (for now) and feel blessed he has good care in the school.
Unfortunately, the last three years in this country have been terrible, and I can understand why people are leaving this country, not just to Japan, but anywhere else. I myself would love to leave, but with a stable job, and my wife’s as well, we have no choice but to grind it out.
We decided to retire to her old neighborhood in Japan, but that won’t be for another 20+ years. That was her request to me, and I don’t blame her for it. Whether we reach that goal I don’t know. She wants to go back and live the rest of her later years in her country, where it’s nice and peaceful. I don’t blame her for it, and I’d follow her lead in that situation. I just hope we can retire so we can enjoy our retirement years, and hope that one day, the US can be rid of the turmoil and hatred there is today. This is not the country I knew as a child in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
We also want to retire there- Japan is a dream! Houses being a depreciating asset, toxic work culture, bullying of mixed kids, and poor economic outlook due to the aging population are why we don't live there now.
if you think life in the usa is terrible, you need to look at history of all nations. Not just your lifetime. Life is much better now than in the 1970s, and that life was better than any other time in history.
The last 3 years has been terrible in most countries (thanks to Big Pharma, the WH0, and the ¢d¢) and unfortunately from what I hear, Japan isn't a whole lot better when it comes to buying into the $¢amdem¡¢ propaganda.
Those are good points. Mental health services are still behind in Japan.
@@IamsTokiWartooth There's no way that things are better today than the 70s. The 50s - 80s was at least economically the best time in history for the average joe.
I'm on the side of Japan is too strict. I'd love to live someplace rural, but the thought of being unarmed or having police randomly search me and throw me in jail for a knife puts me off.
Your characterization of Japanese authorities seems to me a bit exaggerated.
Then again, I hear $¢amdem¡¢ protocols are heavily observed in Japan and I don't know if it's society or the authorities that imposes it but that is definitely something to consider.
@@elgatofelix8917 They literally reference an incident in the video where an old man was arrested for having a knife over 3"
Japan has bears, boars and other criters I imagine? If they are anything like the boars here I ain't going without a gun. But maybe I'm wrong and they all live in harmony like a Miyazaki film.
I just moved to Iwakuni. Your videos are so helpful!
I love your channel. My Aunt Michiko is from Hiroshima. I never was allowed to go to Japan any of the times they asked to take me when they went to visit her family. She is in her 90's now. I still hope to get there some day but Thisoverstuffedhouse is gonna have to make a lot more money for that to happen. Meanwhile, I am greatly enjoying your channel.
Thank you! Hope you can make it!!!
Great video. Ty. ❤
Love hearing from Mr. Eats in this video. You are a cute couple!
You don't even need to have crimes to happen just to tell the difference. Just the way you see how people act in the public, the cleanliness of streets and public facilities already tell people's quality between US and Japan
I wouldn't be able to stand the lack of individuality in Japan, even if living for the society is more beneficial for the country. I like to have my freedom at least in the way I look and behave and I feel like Japan is very strict about it (and no, I'm not talking about Harajuku fashion etc but the fact that many white collar companies still require high heels for women)
That cookie was so beautiful I actually thought it was still wrapped until Mrs Eats took a bite 😆
Loving your videos, Mrs. Eats! And now I have the goal to stay at a ryokan when I finally get to visit Japan!
You two are a very cute couple together. Mr. Eats is quite handsome and sweet, you chose well 🙂
On cost of living, it depends which city you're in. If they're living like in Tokyo, then yeah, it could get expensive
yeah but still cheaper than US
❤ gotta love the neighborhood watch program .
I'M ONE OF THEM!! :D I'm currently studying to become a naturalized citizen! My American boyfriend has just decided to do the same as soon as he finishes his Navy service!
I discovered your channel a few days ago, and I have to say, it's Fakkin' hilarious. Comedy gold. I was one of those English teachers in Japan for a few years, and the comparisons are spot on. If you want another video topic, I always thought the use of English words on branded items was so odd when I was there. T-shirts with nonsensical words like "happy dream boat foot time" or whatever.
Mr Eats was talking about how much history and tradition was visible in Japan compared to the US.
You showed a second or so of two traditionally dressed women crossing a street and behind a very traditional carved spandrel in the near distance was a bit of MY local history!
Like 7-11, Lawson's convenience stores were founded in the United States but are now Japanese companies. Lawson's was a regional retailer in my home state.
Their U.S. branches went out of business decades ago, but they had started a Japanese regional branch. They had sold the Japanese branch to a Japanese investor for operating funds. It survived the U.S. company's eventual dissolution, being a separate overseas company.
You should do a follow-up video on how many STAY in Japan.
This, Ive neat a good few people give these reasons for why they moved here. Gone less then 6 months later after going to city hall for the first time.
@@roddy116 Recently migrants from a few cultures have started taking over certain neighborhoods and begun creating parallel societies that don't integrate with Japanese society. Those people are unlikely to leave since they don't have to interact with Japanese people. Except when they're hooting at young Japanese girls outside the train station of course.
I can totally relate your reasons why you love Japan. The way everyone hates each other, not just in america but here in Europe too, it's just so sad to see. So I really can understand why the families and you wanted to live in Japan.
Honestly; the increase is probably just the backlog from JPN's border closure during CVD.
Also for reference: In NZ we have around 30k US born people; scaled for population per capita with Jpn -NZ would have 740 thousand Americans...
The US is an outlier among developed countries; the 'pros' of JPN is really just the pros of a 'proper' 1st world country.
This. There might be an increase of US immigrants to Japan, in general, but disregarding the COVID shutdown backlog is a bit disingenuous.
@@tastyneck Every year Japan has had a record increase in immigration. There are 2mil migrants now.
The Japanese birthrate is still higher than the immigration rate. They need to make sure immigration stays significantly lower or they'll end up in the same situation we have in NZ where there are more migrants coming in and migrant births per year than births of New Zealanders (Maori and Pakeha) It is inevitable that in time we will be completely drowned out and our culture superseded by Indian or Chinese culture. Just as Pakeha did to Maori in the ages prior. Its not the fault of the immigrants its just how mass immigration and colonialism work.
We dont want to lose another unique culture so I hope Japan protects itself and keeps the immigration tight and selective.
Just yesterday, my daughter emailed me saying the whole family will be going to Japan next month. Now I'm wondering if this is a scouting trip. She is half Japanese and has been to Japan many times but her husband has never been. Ganbatte!
The last couple of times I went to the American doctor with cold-like symptoms, I had to wait for 2 hours to see the doctor for 5 minutes. The visit cost $200 before insurance, but the insurance doesn't decrease that very much. I'm not going to the doctor now unless something is very wrong.
I'm curious what wait times for major procedures are like in Japan. I've heard of people in the UK and Canada having to wait days for an MRI or a year for surgery.
Why would you go to a doctor because of cold-like symptoms?
@ASMRDoodlez I can comment on Canada. The system is by severity so if someone has something urgent they will be moved to the front of the line. If it's something they can 'live with' for a time then they will be put in line. It's not perfect but the most I have to worry about in terms of costs is parking. My dad was recently in the hospital and our costs was only parking and the fuel it takes to get there. No risk of debt by just going to the doctors for cold-like symptoms. It's also why Canadian's are generally healthier. It's not a perfect system and we have huge issues in every province but it functions and no one has to choose between debt and getting help.
@@ChickensAndGardening i said that to myself the same question. but you know people here in japan do go to the doctor when they have a cold so this person would fit right in
Being able to walk around in relative safety is fast becoming a unique tourist attraction by itself.
Good evening Mrs Eats haw have you been?
I was wondering when will we be seeing another live stream?
As an Mexican - American guy, I have a fiance and child in Japan, so that's one of the main reasons I want to go back. I also just miss the quiet, cleanliness, friendly people, customer service, scenery, and less drama overall. I've been to Japan and lived there a couple times already so it feels like my second home. I'm planning to move back soon.
If you have a family in Japan with are you doing leaving them alone
@@mato_fato_ma-ah-fala-falafel Need a working visa to stay out there, unless you're married.
@@brianc21324 Seems obvious what you need to do then ;)
You should do a mukbang with Mr Eaats!
I have a childhood friend who lives in Tokyo and has been there for over a decade now.
But I also have an adult acquaintance who was originally from Japan, but most of his updates on Social media he is part of the US army and doing stuff with them. I also suspect that he is a US citizen now.
I have had two Japanese people tell me that due to my level of politeness and courteousness that I would do well in Japan. I am sorry, Japanese people are not really free. They are too accustomed to rigid social rules. You can't wear what you want, can't look people directly in the eyes... Imagine if a Japanese person walked into a restaurant in L.A. only to be told that they are not welcome because he or she is a foreigner. That restaurant would receive such a hail of negative reviews that they would have to close their doors, lol. If you get arrested in Japan, you have the right to defend yourself in court, just realize that you will be convicted anyway. Yeah, I am fortunate that I got over my interest in Japan before I actually went there. I hope that Japan can join more modern societies before it dies off.
You bring up the school shootings. There is a town near where I live named Uvalde where a guy brought an assault rifle to an elementary school and started murdering young children and when the police showed up they just stood there in the hallway and the parking lot and did nothing for more than an hour. More than 300 police showed up and yet no one engaged the shooter for an hour, even as kids were dialing 9-1-1 on their cellphones begging the police to come and save them. Mind you the Uvalde police force has body armor, they have automatic rifles, they have shields, and yet they just stood around doing nothing for an hour while kids were being murdered. Well I shouldn't say nothing, they were detaining parents who were trying to run into the school to save their kids. Our police are such cowards and the US Supreme Court codified in law that the police are not required to do anything in a dangerous situation like this. The same police the city of Uvalde spends almost 20% of the entire city's budget on if I remember right. How could you not want to leave a dystopia like that for a nation that values human life?
Japan also had that guy who burned to death a bunch of women at an animation studio, And now Muslim gangs that go around looking for people to stab (Kawaguchi).
There are also efforts by various NGO's to defang the Japanese police and make them less effective.
Its still much better though.
The funny part is when I go to the bathroom and I have my laptop, I do leave it at the place I'm at actually. Though sometimes I worry someone will steal it. (This is in the United States, and a city at that.)
America has that insurance thing too where your employer takes a cut of your salary and puts it into medical insurance. You just have to sign up for it if your job provides that. A lot of places provide that program anyways. My dad had that when he was a public bus driver.
uh. Japan will TAKE lots of your money for heath care each month from your check. Also a big chunk for retirement (their version of social security).
Recently visited Japan for a holiday and loved it.
But, affordable or cheap is very contextual.
Items were cheaper than at home(Australia) but for my line of work, the minimum wage was also much lower.
This would put cost of living as higher, not lower.
I agree with Mr. Eats. Living in Japan was way more affordable for me than living in NYC. The healthcare, food and rent was much lower.
Im JA, and honestly, spending an extended time in Japan, I totally understand the feeling, and really would like to move there too. The US is really exhausting to live in, mentally.
But, I don't want to leave my immediate family's side 😔
The USA is not the land of the free, even though the USA lies to you.
I'm in the exact same boat
Japan can be exhausting too if you live here long term. The xenophobia wears me down a lot of the time. I’m a financial refugee and can’t really return to the U.S. because there aren’t full time entry level uni jobs and I can’t pay student loans. I think it really depends on your situation coming here.
I love when you both do the video and share your opinions and views, it's heartwarming ❤. Blessings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🫂❤️
I would move there in a minute. I'm from South Africa.
I live in small town in Ireland. Very dangerous place. About 6 years ago 2 bikes were stolen in my town. It was kind of big deal. People were terrified 🤣🤣🤣
Plenty of places like that in the US just not in big cities
Question: Do you think the county is wheelchair accessible in most places?
The country? No.
Cities, yeah mostly.
The US is the most ADA friendly country of all. That will most likely change with time, but for the most part ancient buildings in other parts of the world just aren't handicap accessible until they've been renovated. And that could take a century.
I think a lot of the safety concerns mentioned are indeed meaningfully real… in large cities. A healthy majority of my family lives in rural areas across the country, and the same concerns don't really apply. My dad never locked his door growing up, and the part of our family still living his hometown don't either. The do have firearms around, yes, but it's largely due to a combination of local wildlife (bears, elk, etc) and recreational hunting (which, especially for deer, is necessary to keep other animal populations healthy. Deer can be a real nuisance in large numbers!)
In any case, I feel much safer around them than any-given-person in a major city because they:
1. Know how to use firearms, and as a result,
2. Know how dangerous they are, and treat them with the respect they are due, and
3. Will not hesitate to protect you if the need arises.
I understand why people leave the US, I really do. And if you really don't feel safe where you are, and moving out of a major city or homeschooling your kids isn't an option, Japan is a great choice! Valuing family above everything else is something rural America and Japan have in common, and I wouldn't have it any other way :)
MR EATS!
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Hi Mrs Eats I really love video
I would like to live in Japan big reason for that is because in the UK knife crime is really high
Also I would love to live in Japan because of the culture and history there's so much to learn and experience
I know this comment is 3 months old, but why do you want to move to Japan? You need to speak Japanese I don't know how to speak Japanese, since you're in the UK it means you can no longer watch BBC iPlayer, Freeview, ITVX, Sky Go, My5, STV Player and BFI Player. I'm in the United States so I can't use those apps that I said about, but since I'm in the United States it means I can no longer use Crackle, Vudu and Sling TV.
In regards to the cost of living point, from what I understand, the cost of living in Japan is a lot more variable in the US. In Japan, you can choose to get a tiny apartment of just a couple hundred square feet for just a few hundred a month, while I'm the US you're forced into larger apartments of 700+ square feet that are way more expensive. But that same square footage is more expensive in Japan. So you can live for cheaper in Japan if you're okay with a smaller space, but it's more expensive if you want to live the same as in the US.
That's one of the reasons why I'm trying to move to Japan. I don't need or want a lot of space. I struggle to pay rent on these massive apartments when I only use a small portion of the space. I want the option of paying less.
Another point that I never really ee brought up, is that you don't need a car in Japan. Cars are incredibly expensive. They're generally at least around $500-$600 a month for car payment, insurance, and gas each month. And that's on the lower end, it can be much more expensive depending on the car. Plus you have to pay for regular maintenance like oil changes and replace parts periodically, like tires and brakes. Without that massive expense, you're going to have a lot more money. Even after paying for a monthly train or buss pass.
I lived in Japan as a kid was 15 years old. While I may had been born in the US. The exposure to Japanese had gotten me more connected towards Japan than the US. Sadly I was also meant to learn Japanese Language there but was not fully serious about learning which I now regret later on in life. I am correcting my mistake and learning it. I learned just a enough that I can safely make my name Japanese online ライロス (Ryloth). Heh. I plan to learn more.
My family and I are really wanting to either move to Japan for awhile or at least go stay there a few months out of the year but I am really nervous that not knowing the language will make us feel very isolated and alone. I have moved all over the US and even other countries but in all cases English was the predominate language so I am afraid we will be very lonely in Japan :(
Doesn't matter if you don't speak Japanese. You will get by just fine.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. You have given me at least a little hope. :)@@Notme-tq4xs
Dang! I have to get MRI's semi-often and its 2k each time before the insurance deductible...
Even i wanna go
Honestly, I think it might be the cultural cohesion in Japan that is attracting Americans. Japan and America have a lot of similarities (hyper-capitalism most of all) but America has its culture wars, and they can be very intense to exist within day-to-day. Japan seems like a place where, even if you're working 60+ hours a week in a high-pressure environment, at least everyone is seemingly on the same team and moving in the same direction. Perhaps it just seems that way.
Wow perception is funny
Japan and america also have similar ways in making atrocities
That's mainly it. The US is controlled by businesses, and they push any policy makes them richer or protects them from taxation and regulation. It's in their interest to have Americans mad at each other instead of being mad at them, so the rich support politicians and media personalities that blame America's problems on specific groups of Americans and not the rich who actually control things. This leads to terrible social cohesion, which makes things even worse.
For example, the US's public transit is terrible because of car companies pushing policies to make America car dependent. General Electric even bought public transportation around the country and scrapped it so it couldn't compete against cars. Elon Musk specifically made claims of building his Hyperloop tunnel system simply to push back against the high speed rail project in development in California, because it'd cut into his Tesla profits.
This dynamic exists everywhere, even Japan, but America is the lifespring of greedy rich people who want everything for themselves while not caring that they make life worse for everyone else.
I’m gonna visit and stay for the samurai culture
As an American, all I want is a safe, clean, walkable city and a good public transit and unfortunately America doesn’t really provide that and big cities seem to be getting worse back in the states with crime, homelessness and drugs in the States. I plan to hopefully relocate to Japan in 2 years if all goes well!
My mother is interested in moving to Japan for all the pop up Disney restaurants 😂
The yen rate is great just now
I moved to Japan for Healthcare, Housing, Safety, Public Transportation, Closeness of Nature, Healthy Lifestyle, Generally less toxic culture, though it definitely has its own issues. My quality of life has been leaps and bounds better than what it was in America, but I also knew a lot of Japanese before coming. Other foreigners i know who dont speak much Japanese generally have a harder time finding their place here.
Easy to date
I grew up in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. We now live in Shinjuku, where I feel perfectly safe, even in Kabukicho after dark.
I have been trying to relocate to Japan as an East European for several years and it's more or less impossible.
By the way I too feel (wife too) that Japan is the perfect place to live until we die.
I feel like it shouldn't be that hard, I went to the immigration centre in Shinagawa a while ago and there were about a trillion young Pakistani men wandering around. I'd have thought it'd be even easier for an Eastern European.
@@bubblegumnipples1639 why do I hear that all the time lately. Seems like Japan wants unskilled labour and doesn't have a place for a professional with a masters degree. Are they going the way the USA is in immigration? But why?
Australians aren't Americans?
Safety in the US is generally extremely high. Large cities with failed social policies breed drug wars. Schools are actually incredibly safe, especially when you consider the population.
There is no idealic , perfect , or crime free environment in any country. That is simply the truth. In Japan you had that cult carry out gas attacks in the subways , that is a fact . You had a decapitation happen at Fuji . A high up exec in short form told the Yakuza to " get bent " , which means essentially to fuck off. It had been over a entirely huge amount of money. The hit had been put on the Fuji exec . Yakuza from their very inception had been known to use extreme violence to get what they want.
In the USA there are some communities that still believe in protecting hearth & home. They protect each other too. A responsible , honorable gun owner , who indeed uses his weapon only to defend himself, family , friends , and fellow community has now become the enemy of the politician , and criminal. There are many Americans who believe in traditional values , though the politicians try to keep turning Americans against each other. We do teach others to stand up to bullies. In Japan there had been many a case of bullying children due to being their ethnical origins. That lead the children to commit suicide. That breaks my heart. With Japan's declining population that only added to the problem. If other Americans want to immigrate to Japan , it can indeed aid in rebuilding Japan in regard to repopulation , economic growth etc.
In truth , many a nation need to clean house. In regards to the blights , blemishes , and bruises they have , in order to heal you must clean these wounds. I admired the late priminister Abe . He laid out a very clear blueprint for Japan's future. It would have worked. When priminister Abe had his life stolen from him by that vile assasin it destroyed what could of been.
One day it would be good to visit Japan , I have a promise to keep to my friend who passed on. He was a Yokohama native , and taught at the University Of Yokohama.
I have wanted to visit Japan from my childhood , but was not under the impression of it being a 100 percent safe country. As a US Army Veteran , I am definitely aware of this.
Nice hair, by the way. I've been gone for a while and haven't seen the new look before.
i hope the knife rule has some give on it for times like when you buy knives for your home, and such.
me too mr eats, me too
Im hoping to visit Japan next year sometime. All of the videos I have watched recently make me think that Japan is an absolutely amazing place to live. I do worry about the work culture sometimes, but overall I think the Japanese people have got the right idea about how to live life and enjoy it.
There is zero work-life balance. As a teacher I work from 8-5 and am frowned at if I leave on time. Japanese expect to work on Saturdays and only feel shocked if they’re requested to work on Sunday. A normal work day is 14 hours. I see my Japanese coworkers piling up days off because they never use them.
@@hmswrites1133 Thats why its so good though. Work less or work to a lower quality and you get the US or UK.
My fiance and I plan to move there in next few yrs too
honestly i personally think healtcare is probably the biggest resson why people leave the usa. yes the crime and division is an major issue but i feel lots of americans are terrified of getting sick because they literally can't afford to pay for a doctor or surgery and god forbid they end up long term on some sort of medication given that pharmaceutical companies in the us jack upmthe price of pharmaceuticals to ridiculous levels.
The USA definitely has its issues. Though the locking your door thing sounds more so just a countryside / city difference. People do the same here in America, too. If you’re in the countryside. People like me living in the city are the ones thinking the others are crazy for that. Though, I would still leave some belongings in a shop and order food all the same as well. Even if where I live is supposedly not the safest part of town. People may steal, but I’ve been lucky enough to have avoided that outcome thus far. I don’t feel nervous about leaving belongings. My city is semi-rural semi-big city. It’s the Midwest part of the country. The center.
Honestly one of the coolest thigg he s to me personally about Japan, and a lot of the world, is the history. In America we’re constantly covering up or in some circumstances getting rid of our history. Rarely do you see old stuff. We’re constantly moving forward and never protecting the historical
That speaks to the unique identity of the country. We're innovators, in all aspects. Even before we were a country, the settlers were resolute to forget/exploit their past to work towards a bright future.
Most other countries, find a great source of stability and stagnancy in preserving their traditions and heritage.
The problem with the modern US isn't the imbalance between the new and the old...it's that a large population has caused a lack of cohesion....without which causes that fundamental drive for change to cascade into socioeconomic chaos!
Hello from the USA!
I agree with a lot of the reasons these families move to Japan: The culture, the food, the safety, convenient public transport, the harmony among the people, and even the cost of living wasn't too bad for me (then again, I was living in a smaller city; Matsudo, Chiba).
I lived in Japan for two years. The first year I was attending Japanese language School. Although I studied Japanese a little before I came, the immersion and having to use it every day skyrocketed my language abilities.
The second year I was there I was working as an English teacher for Elementary School Students. I absolutely loved working in the schools and getting to know my young learners.
If it weren't for an unexpected family emergency back home, I would still be in Japan.
I enjoyed my time in Japan and am hoping to return back someday!
Alot is not a word.
I want an abandoned house in the countryside. Show me the village. 😊
In Greece 54 euros for 5 people will be olny if you take coffees and some cakes.
With food will be more then 100 euros in poor areas in Greece.
In tourist areas 150 euros or more, will be one spageti with octopus or crab or srims.
Japan is cleaner, has the best public transportation, the roads are better, the food is much much better, the people are nice and the police are not violent. Rifles and shotguns can be owned by highly vetted Japanese citizens. 3 bullets or shells are issued a year. If les are used then the yealy issue reduces. Only the police and criminal organizations have handguns
I really like the history, culture, and traditions of Japan. I'd love to live there in a remote traditional styled house. Being an introvert, I feel I would be very comfortable living in Japan. I want to learn Japanese language to better understand the culture and life of Japanese people.
I'm very interested in living in Japan.. Sadly, I don't think it could ever happen. The requirements are perhaps just a little too tight for me.. However, as a British national I can benefit from up to three months visa-free travel and then apply for a tourist visa to extend it, so I might have to just holiday there as much as I can!
I see a lot of parallels between the UK and Japan, although Japan seems to do it all so much better! Trains, queueing, being polite, street processions, TEA 🤣(although I prefer coffee), both island nations who love fish, dairy and egg-based products! I consider the Japanese people to be our spiritual brothers and sisters.
I am trying to build my own business, and I don't think Japan recognises self-employment for visa applicants or part-time employment, and I don't really want to sacrifice the time I can put into my own work, by having to work full-time. Maybe the right opportunity will come up, the future is yet to be revealed.. Thank you both for all the videos! I love learning about Japan from different perspectives.
There is no comparison from UK to japan. You’ve only mentioned the surface. You have no idea or a single clue what Japan is truly like. You couldn’t last a month working for a Japanese business. Stay in the UK.
I'm English and live in Japan. It's pretty nice here! (I also lived in the USA for 5 years, and the comparison between the three is crazy)
They don't do all those things a lot better to be fair. Tea isn't really better, green tea is, but not black tea. Queueing is mostly the same. Trains are not better in general except for the bullet train, which is mainly just better because it's fast. Street processions are definitely better here. Being polite, yeah in a way, but it's a different politeness. Most Japanese are quiet/shy in public, don't want any bother etc, so their politeness is like that. British politeness tends to be louder. There is something nicer about a louder "thank you" or "that's so kind of you, thanks!" vs a nod. If you are struggling with a door or bags etc in the UK, a polite person would offer to help a lot quicker than they would here. So maybe we are more aggressively polite and they are more passively polite....
@@WhatIsItToBurn Thank you for the reply! Without being too negative, perhaps you haven't been to the UK in a while, I wouldn't know.. But it's slipping somewhat over here. Anyway, my references were more to serve as examples of our similarities, rather than being a competitive comparison. It's not healthy to pit too completely different cultures against each other, I just like to see the similarities and hope they may serve as a bridge between our two cultures.
I am happy for you that you are able to live in Japan, it's a dream that many won't achieve. I shall remain as positive as I can though.
If I may ask, do you live urban or rural over there? I can imagine one possible downside would be the lack of outside space in urban residences. No front or back gardens, etc. Did you find that a struggle to adjust to, if you live urban that is. Thanks again, have a wonderful day/night!
@@WhatIsItToBurn "Trains are not better in general except for the bullet train" With all due respect, you couldn't be more wrong. Only just over a third of Britain’s railway lines are even electrified, let alone high speed. It costs the UK £262mn per mile of railway vs £145mn per mile for Japan’s bullet train network and it takes way, way longer. Outside of london, we have the worst public transport of any western country, even America. (and unlike america that has excellent roads to make up for poor public transport our roads network, outside of london, is also garbage)
@@filu_desu I do live in a city, but it's not a huge like Tokyo (I live in Kobe). The lack of space is just something normal with cities I think, most people in the center live in flats and what not, then on the outskirts you'll get bigger places to live with gardens. Here seems to have less space compared to the UK, my flat is tiny, but it only costs me 5-10% of my income, which is a bonus.
I go back to England all the time too. I lived there for 32 years, 5 years in the USA, 1 year each in two other countries, and now I'm in Japan. I move around a lot for work.
its def not for everyone, but not having to worry about rampant violence and obscene medical expenses are 2 big pluses.
19,759 people died in 2011 tsunami. I'm more scared of earthquake and tsunami in Japan than I am of school shooting in U.S.
Hey Mrs Eats i have a question. At the end of your videos you say (and I hope im spelling this right) Okani (again i hope im spelling it right). I am wondering if there is a translation of it.
I thought she was saying "Okini" お気に like "okiotsukete" お気をつけて
It means "be careful", but I think in this context means more like "take care". I could be mistaken though, but that's what I thought she was saying.
@@moonbeam0099 is that how it's spelled? If so it's what Mr and Mrs Eats say at tye end end of this video (figured I was spelling it wrong)
Given the low salaries in Japan, it's difficult for anyone with a decent job in the USA to make the move. Maybe it would be a great place to retire.
There exist 88,000 shinto shrines and 76,000 Buddhism temples in Japan. And there hold 300,000 festivals in a year. Almost are held for shrine god, some are for Buddha. The emperor has beeing continueing as 126th. As Japanese empire continues as 2680 years. The oldest dynasty of the world Japan is.
Addition, there had existed 8 empresses in Japanese history.
good video
I’m not a weeb, but I still want to move to Japan for the jobs & culture
I was going to ask about the presence of Yakuza in relation to the reported lower crime rates in Japan, but before I posted this I looked through some research and see that the numbers of members are declining since many young people are not joining - but there is still an active presence. I got the impression that the membership is aging out and its influence is declining???
If you dont borrow money or interfere w Yaks busines they wont hurt ya,honor is stil important
America really is broken in so many ways.
4:12 That was funny.
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We live in the U.S. in a small (10K pop.) town near a large metro area. We unlock the door in the morning, and lock it at night. There hasn't been a shooting here in decades, maybe 60 or 70 years. Muggings and robberies are unheard of. The worst that happens is shoplifting, vandalism, and traffic violations. Yes if you live in one of the larger cities, you're going to see all those social ills, shootings, assaults etc., but in the small towns in America, it's relatively calm.
A lot of people like to make it out that America is just dangerous all over. No, it's cause the major blue cities just are really rough. And what this video hilariously is ignoring, that is because those large cities are massive melting pots. Japan works because they don't let a lot of different opinions or cultures in. When you go to Japan, you HAVE to be Japanese and you HAVE to adhere to the culture. In America we allow people to be themselves. No one has to adhere to anything but the basic laws.
So people are saying how much better it is to be in Japan are leaving out that key factor, that you have to give up a lot of the freedom you have in America.
Most of America is small towns, peaceful, with little to no violence and just good people. But everyone instead acts like all of America is LA, NY, Detroit, Chicago, etc. I think even Americans forget how truly large, vast and varied our country is
@@starsantheoriginal Most of America is peaceful and civilized. I will disagree with one point you made: in my opinion, the larger cities are NOT melting pots, and that is the problem. Back when the majority did live inside city limits, there was pressure to assimilate, learn proper English, have decent schools, keep the streets safe, etc. But gradually the majority gave up on the cities and moved to suburban towns, leaving the urban centers to rot and decay because the humans occupying them are incapable of being civilized. They are warehouses for undesirables. How to fix? I think we need to go into the cities and clamp down on lawlessness and cruddy schools and basically impose civilization on savages just as though we were colonizing a 3rd World region. Then the children will grow up in relatively stable environment & perhaps things will improve. But of course this will likely never happen.
@@ChickensAndGardening the lack of punishment for almost any crime these days, and the increase in punishment for those who defend themselves against crime, ESPECIALLY in big cities, is insane. What embarrasses me so much today is the heaps of videos showing people to ransack the stores and we are told they should be allowed 🙄
It feels horrible
@@starsantheoriginal Yes, and this probably makes the Japanese nervous. They don't really want or need us coming over there and bringing this type of lawless behavior. I hope they continue to have zero tolerance for it. As we should, too!
@@starsantheoriginal2023 statistics show that red cities/states are overall more dangerous (Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ohio, out of which Michigan is the only blue state out of that list). Japan is a collectivist society, so from a young age, children are taught to respect their environments around them, as well as the people. While I do agree that having individuality is important, there has to be a balance between that and being considerate to those around you. The collectivist mindset has its roots in how homogenous Japan is as a country, but that's not the overarching reason why Japan "works".
And the last time I checked, if you're going to move to another country, you should learn to adopt their customs and culture since you're a guest in their country until you decide to leave or naturalize. And your statement regarding freedom between Japan and the US is false. Regarding freedom overall, Japan scores 96 versus the US at 83 as of 2023. Japan beats the US in terms of both political rights and civil liberties. Societally, America is more "free" in terms of expressing yourself and identifying as whatever you want.
It's not just America on this planet, Brits and other countries love Japan and are moving to Japan as well. favouritism 😒😒
How?