Living in Japan

Why So Many Foreigners Who Move to Japan End Up Hating It

These are five very common reasons why many decide to say sayonara to Japan.

Alvin T.
Japonica Publication
9 min readApr 19, 2022

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The dark side of Japan. (Photo by Jase Bloor on Unsplash)

“I’m moving back. I’m fed up with this country.”

An acquaintance announced that she was packing her bags and moving home.

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Alvin T.
Japonica Publication

Sociologist-thinker-marketer in Tokyo. Editor of Japonica. Follow to read about life in Japan, modern society, and poignant truths infused with irony.