TOKYO -- "I wanted to grow overseas rather than stagnate in Japan," said a Japanese man who works as a systems engineer at a startup in Stockholm. His annual income has increased by about 1.5 times compared to his previous job in Japan, and in Sweden he has gained a living environment that would have been difficult to obtain in his home country.
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"It would be difficult to return to Japan without sacrificing the good salary and work-life balance I can get in Sweden," said a 34-year-old systems engineer.
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