Why are people leaving their perfectly good jobs to try their luck in Japan ? What are the reasons ?
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The economy? Research it.
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asian boys/girls? haha to be honest i don't know many people who are leaving to go to japan.
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Not everyone is leaving a job to go to Japan -- many people are getting a job (possibly a first job), or they might have been transferred, but either way it's usually not a matter of "leaving their perfectly good jobs to try their luck in Japan." Also, not everyone is trying to chase an Asian girl. Some people are obviously basing their desire to live in Japan on some serious misconceptions, but those kinds of people are going to give up once they realize just how complicated moving abroad can be, they'll give up soon after moving, or they'll become hermits and basically never do anything but work and be at home until their contract is up and they leave Japan. For the ones that don't go over with serious misconceptions* or the folks who actually survive having their misconceptions torn apart, they want to go to Japan/choose to stay in Japan because it's interesting or they enjoy the lifestyle or some other reason. *Not saying they don't have any misconceptions at all, but they're probably not the ones imagining Japan as a 24-hour, live-action Naruto paradise or The Land Of Easy and Hot Chicks or whatever else we might count as a "serious misconception."
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I was divorced, getting burned out on my job, and didn't like North Carolina. Met and married a nice Japanese woman who said America was a fun place to visit, but not to live in, so I moved. What better way to get a new start to life! Have no plans on returning.
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For me, it was one more step on the long road of career development. An assignment at company R&D was a dream shot that few are offered. There were a total of 10 gaijin employees in a campus of about 5000 Japanese employees and contractors. For some others it is an adventure. It was that for me also. The opportunity to do your work in a different country is an adventure in it's own. You can also learn more about your own country when you start to notice the differences between home and Japan. In the end it is risks and reward. Some like the consistency and predictability of the merry go round. Others take the risks of ups and downs on the roller coaster.
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great thoughtful answers from the two gentlemen who actually live here. Same for me, it was simply the adventure when I first came, although I wanted to live all over the globe, moving in no particular order. Many people I've met here both man and woman, from Australia, UK, US, Ireland, France, whatever, simply want to try living and travelling in Asia. Some planned on travelling extensively in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailland, but lived in Japan because it was the easiest place to get a good salary, that they would save up and use during their travels. I'm glad to see the stereotype still exists that every woman simply cannot control themselves around foreign guys. It always seems that the guys who come here for that reason are the only guys who have problems getting a ladyfriend. Desperation is unattractive in any country. Also trying to put people into preconceived notions is a little insulting when you are doing it at the individual level. It will happen to you all the time. People will assume you are X because you come from Y. Now imagine you are an average guy, kinda dorky. No problem, you can probably find a girl who will go on a date with you. Imagine the same guy except he thinks all women, even those who are married or at the club with their boyfriends, he thinks they all can't wait to have hot sex with him. Now add alcohol and being away from home for the first time. Yeowza. He is not doing foreign men any favors by gaining a reputation as an Ass clown.
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Expat life can be good and Japan is one of the best places to be an expat.
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