{"id":608,"date":"2016-06-11T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T01:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryanilasasil.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/11\/5-reasons-why-i-moved-to-japan\/"},"modified":"2016-06-11T10:41:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T01:41:49","slug":"5-reasons-why-i-moved-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why I Moved to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

April\u00a030, 2011.\u00a0When I first came to Japan as a visiting relative. I stayed for a month with my sister and in that short period of time, I fell in love with Japan.\u00a0I came back as a scholar on\u00a0September\u00a024, 2012, and studied for a year and a half.\u00a0During my stay, I\u2019m so enchanted with\u00a0Japan that\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to stay\u00a0in this country\u00a0for good.\u00a0So, I\u2019m here, staying for almost four years now.\u00a0I have my reasons why I\u00a0chose to stay in\u00a0Japan, and I think many can relate with me.<\/p>\n

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my university<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. Economic\u00a0Advantage<\/b><\/p>\n

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tokyoezine.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Japan is one of the top\u00a0economic powers in the world. What I (financially) earn here\u00a0(with lesser effort and work)\u00a0is\u00a0almost\u00a0four times as much\u00a0as I earn\u00a0in my country.\u00a0Although the cost of living is far different (it is so much cheaper in my homeland; Japan is expensive), with my earnings, I can provide myself more than\u00a0enough, send money to my family back home and enjoy life without thinking so much of financial constraints.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Environmental\u00a0Safety\u00a0and Security.<\/b><\/p>\n

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welcomia.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I came here for the first time, I was surprised to see that there were no security guards in establishments (which is common in my country)\u00a0and the policemen don\u2019t have guns.\u00a0There seems to be NO threat to security.\u00a0The crime rate in Japan is relatively low. Japan was ranked as the safest country in the world in 2014 by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). \u00a0 (You can read more about the crime rate in Japan here\u00a0http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/opinion\/2014\/01\/25\/editorials\/crime-rate-dips-again-in-japan\/).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>http:\/\/coolgeography.com.uk\/
\nIn terms of natural calamity, we know that Although Japan is prone to earthquakes and other natural calamities, the buildings are built to stand against strong shake and the emergency information system is very apt and advanced that whenever there is heavy rain pour or earthquake,\u00a0cell phones alarm and\u00a0disseminate\u00a0automated messages regarding calamity and safety.\u00a0Moreover, it is very clean in Japan. No pollution. The environment is clean, safe and secured.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Spirit of Equality and Harmony<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>japantoday.com<\/p>\n

In Japan, harmony is very important.\u00a0Japanese\u00a0people follow rules and try to avoid conflict as much as possible. They are very harmonious and\u00a0very\u00a0disciplined.\u00a0They follow rules and always think of others.\u00a0You can see that when they get on the train, when they take escalators, when they go to the restaurant,\u00a0they always fall in line and wait for their turn. Here, there seem to be no rich and poor. No\u00a0\u201cuntouchables\u201d.\u00a0Here, a politician is just a worker, like everybody else.\u00a0Everyone\u2019s equal.\u00a0Japanese give importance to uniformity, too. \u00a0You can see that in the way they dress.\u00a0Very few, almost nobody\u00a0wants to stand out with bright-colored, printed dress.\u00a0Subtle colors are prevalent.\u00a0Everything is just smooth and neutral.
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\n2. Advance Technology<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>japantimes.com.jp<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, Japan is so far,\u00a0very\u00a0advanced\u00a0in terms of technology.\u00a0I can easily travel\u00a0anywhere\u00a0using its\u00a0hi-tech transportation system: the\u00a0bullet train,\u00a0the efficient and always on time local trains,\u00a0subways, and buses.\u00a0The world is just a touch away using my smartphone with\u00a0a very\u00a0fast\u00a0and reliable\u00a0internet connection\u00a0and free\u00a0Wi-Fi\u00a0in big cities.\u00a0There are hi-tech\u00a0toilets, vending machines, automatic doors,\u00a0and\u00a0(some places in Tokyo)\u00a0robotic receptionist\u00a0which makes Japan a really awesome and\u00a0very convenient\u00a0place\u00a0to\u00a0live.<\/p>\n


\n1. Travel and Leisure<\/b><\/p>\n

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I took this photo in Miyajima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most of all,\u00a0living in Japan\u00a0is like living my life on a grand vacation holiday.\u00a0There are so many places in Japan worth visiting.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom\u00a0the simple\u00a0temples and shrines\u00a0in my\u00a0neighborhood\u00a0to the grand ones in Kyoto (and many other places),\u00a0the\u00a0historic sites\u00a0like Nagasaki and Hiroshima\u00a0and\u00a0the many\u00a0world heritage sites\u00a0scattered all over Japan.\u00a0There\u00a0are hot springs where I can have ultimate\u00a0relaxation. The food is excellent and healthy. What else can you ask for?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April\u00a030, 2011.\u00a0When I first came to Japan as a visiting relative. I stayed for a month with my sister and in that short period of time, I fell in love with Japan.\u00a0I came back as a scholar on\u00a0September\u00a024, 2012, and studied for a year and a half.\u00a0During my stay, I\u2019m so enchanted with\u00a0Japan that\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to stay\u00a0in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,7,9,12],"tags":[46,73,126,131,140,141],"class_list":["post-608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anything-under-the-sun","category-culture","category-diary","category-heart-talk","category-places","tag-economy","tag-japan","tag-safe","tag-security","tag-technology","tag-temples"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}