honestly I've never heard of expats staying in Japan for long. The unanimous complaints are that it's so damn depressing because everything is so formalized and

honestly I've never heard of expats staying in Japan for long. The unanimous complaints are that it's so damn depressing because everything is so formalized and people keep to themselves and socialization is frowned upon. I hear people having a great time in Korea (drinking culture) and even Beijing, that is if don't mind wearing a 3M industrial face mask to filter out the smog.