* Japan is ranked 61st on the World Happiness Index. The US is 23rd.

* Japan is ranked 23rd on the Human Development Index. The US is 17th.

* However, Japan is ranked 8th on the US News Quality of Life Index. The US is 30th.

Grass is greener on the other side.

https://data.worldhappiness.report/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Dev...

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/best-countries-fo...