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I left the US to live in Japan. While I loved my life there, I moved away after 5 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryan Cole (center) with friends carrying a Mikoshi — a portable shrine — during a festival in Yorii, Japan.Courtesy of Ryan Cole ...
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24-year-old American lives on $1,700 a month in the Japanese countryside, pays $238 in rent: 'Things are a lot cheaper out here'

While working as a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, Lexi Smith, 24, found herself dreaming of seeing more of the world and living a simpler life. "I wasn't quite loving the school system from having an ...