A record number of Japanese nationals are now living as permanent residents abroad

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1. This is not a surprise… It’s a slowly sinking ship.

2. So 5?

   Where is actually better than Japan to live?
   North America is a hellhole distopia. Europe has some highs, like the Netherlands.

3. When the Princess of Japan leaves to go live in America, it says that Japan needs to change.

4. >2020 after marrying an American. Having become a permanent resident, she’s found work-life balance and a more “family-first” culture, she said.

   Wait what? We’re more family friendly than Japan?

5. Like if you can somehow away the dated work culture there. There aren’t many places that are better……

6. As a parent of 2 young children about to enter grade school, I am seriously considering moving back to the states for their education…

   The only viable choice here is international school which I can’t afford, otherwise it’s the local school where they will be molded into subservient corporate salarymen receiving 3rd world wages.

7. The entire Heywood is built by Arasaka. So it makes sense that lots of Japanese move there.

8. Watanabe Naomi accounts for half of them. Heyooo!