[gyomu]

How so? I’m genuinely curious as a current Tokyo resident.

The main issues Vancouver seems to face are:

Affordability and Housing Crisis: Tokyo is a remarkably affordable city given its status. There’s housing stock at pretty much every price level.

Homelessness and Street Disorder: not a problem in Tokyo

Drug Addiction and Overdose Crisis: not a problem in Tokyo

Traffic Congestion and Transportation: public transportation is stellar in Tokyo. Traffic can get pretty crazy at rush hour, but I hear that’s been the case for a long time and it’s not much of a problem if you use the aforementioned fantastic train system.

FWIW, I left San Francisco after close to 15 years due to the issues above. Tokyo has its problems, but they don’t seem to be in the same category.

[freetime2]

Agree it’s not as bad as Vancouver, but housing costs in Tokyo are rising [1]. And speculation by Chinese investors is being blamed, similar to Vancouver.

And while I agree that public transportation is excellent, commuting every day on crowded trains, which can take an hour or more for many people, would be hell for me personally.

[1] https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/surging-tokyo-property-...

[throwaway2037]

Only this year, did the most central parts of Tokyo finally return to their peak property prices from 1989. Tokyo is a steal compared to its "Global Alpha" counterparts.

[nextworddev]

Most haven’t been through 2011 or any decent earthquake over there so they say stuff like this