wow, sounds like people in this thread wants to move to japan. well i think most of the people here thinks that im a soldier boy, just stationed in japan, dont know jack about how they live around here, i would say no. i use to live in fujisawa before i joined the military.
well here's my point of view as far as living here in japan. at least i can give you guys both perceptions.
before i enlisted i was working on a denki yasan, its like an electronic factory, where we solder bits and pieces of stuff for hitachi, and as a 17 year old guy working from 8-5 making 150,000 yen a month that wasnt bad, but thats not enough to get me a car. as far as visa's i just had 90 day tourist visa but i still worked though, then i would go back to the states for 2 weeks and comeback. it was a great feeling working, sleeping in the train and training yourself to wake up in the right train stop. pushing salary man inside the train at 5pm in order for you to get home too. seeing japanese girls walk up the stairs in their curled up in the waist school uniform, drooling over a gtr as it zooms by in front of you. it was different. fun i would say. i will do it over again if i can.
now be being a "soldier boy" its a different perception. some people here on base thinks that theyre god for having a Y plate. wrong. before it was such a huge deal because not a lot of japanese cops cant speak english so now they found out that camera works, it cuts off the whole confrontation thing, so we start getting charges. as far being in the military too, we are not always welcome to some of the bars, or snack.
i live on base and it sucks. its like little america in japan. thats why i get out and take the train somewhere just to see and hear japan again.
why is everyone here thinking NOVA all the time there's much more work than NOVA. something in the computers is out there too. i know someone who cant speak japanese to save his life but he still works doing networking and making enough money to afford any thing he wants.
but like demon dave said you have to experience it and see it for yourself. its different, and rezz is right, it will change you.