I don’t know what life is like in Japan, so I can’t answer that question. I did watch the tv show “Sunny”, so based on that I vote for Mississippi. I hear they have a very high suicide rate in Japan. In fact, according to the NIH, suicide rates in Japan compared to the US are 2 times higher for men, and 3 times higher for women, and all of it based on “overwork”.
I lived and worked in Japan for 8 years and can attest to the fact that suicide and overwork are, sadly, widespread problems there. However, I don't think overwork is prevalent in all sectors, nor are the higher suicide rates entirely to blame on overwork.
And even given these issues, the question of which place you'd rather live in is still highly objective and complex.
I don’t know what life is like in Japan, so I can’t answer that question. I did watch the tv show “Sunny”, so based on that I vote for Mississippi. I hear they have a very high suicide rate in Japan. In fact, according to the NIH, suicide rates in Japan compared to the US are 2 times higher for men, and 3 times higher for women, and all of it based on “overwork”.
I lived and worked in Japan for 8 years and can attest to the fact that suicide and overwork are, sadly, widespread problems there. However, I don't think overwork is prevalent in all sectors, nor are the higher suicide rates entirely to blame on overwork.
And even given these issues, the question of which place you'd rather live in is still highly objective and complex.