Is it wrong to go to Japan for a new life?

MysticLight · (#1 (**permalink**))

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MMM · (#2 (**permalink**))

You can't go to Japan and expect the same life, that is for sure.

But if you are going to Japan to escape some problem you don't want to deal with, remember, Japan is not the counselor's office. Quite the opposite, really.

godwine · (#3 (**permalink**))

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Depending on your reason for a new life....

ozkai · (#4 (**permalink**))

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I guess it depends on your life..

I know many foreigners who couldn't stand Japan and outed after a year.

Some stayed on to live and learn, I was one of them and I did adopt somewhat, although definitely felt like I was always on the outside looking in which I felt was fun.

Still love old Nippon and would be back in a shot if my situation was different.

Australia is hugely popular for young Japanese to live for a while, even more so the one's who cannot fit into Japanese society.

It is sad really that they "have" to fit in.

rison · (#5 (**permalink**))

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I guess it depends on your life..

I know many foreigners who couldn't stand Japan and outed after a year.

Some stayed on to live and learn, I was one of them and I did adopt somewhat, although definitely felt like I was always on the outside looking in which I felt was fun.

Always fun...actually it makes you understand the culture and their ways better.

SaintKat · (#6 (**permalink**))

If you've sorted all the necessities out and you're sure it's for you then I wish you best of luck.

Sangetsu · (#7 (**permalink**))

Every day is a new life. You don't need to change your location, you just need to change your perspective.

alanX · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Every day is a new life. You don't need to change your location, you just need to change your perspective.

How true you are.

But maybe getting a fresh start in a new country could be even better. Shouldn't settle for anything less that what you want.

Tyrien · (#9 (**permalink**))

Not wrong, just incredibly naive.

shivan · (#10 (**permalink**))

I think it really depends on your reasons for leaving.

There are people that leave because they are losers in their own country
There are people that are not losers, but dislike/hate their own country.
There are people that just want to try something new.
There are people that want to go to Japan because it contains their passion/fetish (usually hentai, manga or asian girls)

Or any combination of the above.

I it is up to everyone to figure out which one fits the best.