[unishark]

I've been to Japan and it's a wonderful place with many benefits. Very low crime, polite people, etc. The language is the only real problem.

The US, though, is vastly more heterogeneous. There are aspects that are far worse and aspects that are far better. And you can choose. There are infamous high-crime neighborhoods with gang problems; you don't have to live in them. Meanwhile want a job making very good money and with flexible hours and a boss that treats you like an equal? non-existent in Japan.