Kaushik Kumar really loves Japan and has wanted to live here long-term for a while now, even though he knew he¡¯d always be ¡°treated like a foreigner.¡±
¡°The positives are: good infrastructure, good health care and the people are lovely,¡± says the 25-year-old from Bangalore, India, when asked why he chose Japan over other countries. ¡°Overall, the quality of life here is better than in India.¡±
Kumar has been stranded in Bangalore since March, however, awaiting permission from Japanese authorities to return home to Tokyo. He says he now seems to understand what being ¡°treated like a foreigner¡± can really mean.
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