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Tokyo, Manila, Cebu, Bali, Chiang Mai

I personally enjoy emerging economies - money goes far, people are fun, and you could loop yourself into a fun investment or two.

Tokyo/Japan is not emerging, but the language, culture and identity are fun parallels.

China is a maybe, even now, I would love to go to a Confucius Instuite and pick up Chinese.

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I agree with any or all of these. Part of my fascination with living in Japan would be in being completely alienated. I currently feel disconnected from American culture and though I "blend", I feel the distance. I think it would be good to feel what that is like when it is overtly apparent.

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