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East Asia

Japan

💵 JPY 🗣️ Japanese 💰 Moderate · $2,500–$4,000/mo
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How Japan scores

💰 Lebenshaltungskosten 50

Tier 3 (moderate): Tokyo expensive; regional Japan very affordable; yen weakness helps foreigners.

🛡️ Sicherheit 88

Safest large country globally; top 5 GPI consistently.

🏥 Gesundheitsversorgung 78

Universal insurance (kokumin kenko hoken); excellent hospitals.

👨‍👩‍👧 Familie 72

Universal health insurance; excellent public schools; ultra-safe environment for children.

💻 Digitaler Nomade 62

World-class internet; improving startup visa; language barrier significant; cash-heavy society.

✈️ Visum-Einfachheit 75

E-visa system; working holiday for <30; digital nomad visa launched 2024; standard process for others.

🚆 Transport 80

World-class Shinkansen, JR, subway networks — unmatched punctuality.

Beliebtheit 90

Dream destination globally; massive post-COVID tourism boom.

About these scores

Scores are editorial estimates based on public indices (World Bank, Global Peace Index, Numbeo). Higher = better. Cost of living is inverted: 90 = very affordable, 28 = expensive.

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