Moved from SF to tokyo. Japan happened to be one of our bigger markets (among doing well/better in asia). I was a gamer who grew up in Michigan, so I saw the d

Moved from SF to tokyo. Japan happened to be one of our bigger markets (among doing well/better in asia). I was a gamer who grew up in Michigan, so I saw the downfall of the automobile scene at the hands of toyota among others as well as lived and breathed japanese games. Japan's dominance is all too familiar in that space. Tokyo today tends to not be very good at software. That coupled with the tech scene here trying to revitalize itself (see the work by 500 startups japan as a great example) is an interesting time to keep an eye on the culture as well as the country to see if it can rebound. It's definitely a combination of things but that with the vastly better quality of life here has lent itself to what I believe is a big interest from a lot of people. As mentioned in other comments, japan also knows how to export its culture well. I'm not sure it's 1 thing but a bunch of small things that make a difference here. Not sure if that helps or not.