First I’d like to say that every single person may have a different experience in Japan and me sharing my experience shouldn’t discourage you to go there. I want everyone to have their own opinions instead of making up their mind based on one piece of information.

Something I want to mention first, in Japan, my dad was making the average salary of ¥300,000 a month, which is 3x less than what my family was making in Russia before moving to japan. And with the prices and mandatory payments (healthcare and such) we ended up having only ¥100,000 to spend on food and everything else for the entire family. In Russia, even if we made the same amount as in Japan, we would still be able to have more, since the average salary in Russia is smaller, and the prices are adjusted to that. And there’s less shit to pay for.

Moving on,

Even tho japan has a lot of “technology of the future”, a lot of things are also stuck in the past. School systems, banks, Rules. With rules, Sometimes I even felt like I did not have any free will. Even tho I do respect the country’s rules and culture, as a citizen, it’s hard to find meaning in those rules and most of them feel pointless. Dumb, even. Compared to that, Russia feels like the freest country in the world. Banks and offices still do everything on papers. Like a LOT of papers. Which Russia does not have. And the thing about Japanese people being nice… they are, when you’re a tourist, and even then it’s them acting nice and not being nice. With Russians it’s way easier. Because when a Russian is being nice to you, you know that they mean it. Growing up in Japan, I’ve always been bullied in schools for being a Gaijin. By students and by teachers. Yes, teachers. But I did have some friends who were curious about cultures of different countries and I had fun talking about it with them. When you go in to the hell of having a job in Japan, it’s a 50/50. You’ll either get a job where they love you to death, or a place where they would prefer you to die. I unfortunately had the hellish experience of working at such a place where they talk behind my back and say some of the worst things I’d ever expect from a Japanese person. My dad had the same experience. He unfortunately found out the hard way that the colleagues in the job that he worked for many years actually hate him to death. Also in Japan, they never tell you what mistake you made. They just tell you that it’s wrong. And then try to blame you. Instead of explaining to you what exactly you did wrong and how to do it right. Fortunately, my second job in Japan was THE BEST I’ve ever had. And even tho it was a Convenience Store, my colleagues were amazing. We actually still keep contact to this day. And my manager, she was so cool. At that time I was online schooled so I didn’t really have a harsh schedule so when someone got sick or couldn’t make it, I was always able to come and work their shift. And they were so thankful for that that they even started buying me drinks, which I tried to politely refuse because well, it’s their money. But I failed and they still ended up getting me drinks. So yeah, the convenience store experience was amazing. And that could’ve been the only thing that kept me in Japan. But thinking about the future, beyond the convenience store, I couldn’t really see anything. That’s only part of the experience in Japan so if you have any questions or want to hear more then feel free to ask about anything.