Recently, U.S. News & World Report, in conjunction with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, released its 2024 Ranking of the World's Best Countries.
In this ranking, the research team conducted a comprehensive assessment of 89 countries around the world based on ten core assessment categories, including historical heritage, adventurous spirit, cultural influence, national strength and social contribution, which were broken down into 73 specific indicators, to finalize the overall ranking of each country.
The top ten countries on the World's Best Countries 2024 list are Switzerland, Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Denmark.
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Why Japan tops Asia's list
With an outstanding score of 96.6 points, Japan is the second best country in the world and the leader in Asia, demonstrating its strong overall strength.
Japan stood out in a number of areas across the ten assessment categories:
In terms of entrepreneurial environment, Japan has a strong network of global connections, highly developed infrastructure, high levels of digitization, and a rich pool of highly skilled human resources.
In terms of cultural influence, Japan is not only a highly modernized country with a culture that has had a profound impact globally and has spawned many world-renowned brands. At the same time, it is the fifth most influential country in the world in terms of cultural influence, with its deep historical and cultural heritage, rich cultural heritage, and diverse culinary culture.
Japan also excels in terms of overall national power, willingness and motivation to migrate, reflecting its overall strength as a major player on the international stage.
In terms of quality of life, Japan was ranked 14th globally. The report emphasizes that Japan's economic and political stability, well-developed public education system, and good social welfare system provide residents with a high quality of life.
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Japan as a high welfare state
Japan, a country with a reputation for high welfare, offers the same social benefits as Japanese nationals to those who move to Japan through the Highly Qualified Person Visa and the Business Management Visa.
? Medical Care
In Japan, from infants to the elderly, all of them enjoy a high reimbursement policy for medical expenses. For example, the reimbursement rate for infants and children aged 0-6 years old is as high as 80%, and some of the items are even free of charge; while elders aged 75 years old and above are entitled to a reimbursement rate of 90%.
? Educational Advantages
The quality of education in Japan is a global leader, and the government spares no effort in investing in education. In recent years, the Japanese government has even stepped up its education welfare efforts by including kindergarten through specific nursery school stages in the full exemption of school fees.
Meanwhile, the Tokyo and Osaka prefectures are actively promoting the policy of full exemption of high school and public university fees, which aims to further reduce the burden of education on families.
? Parenting Support
Recognizing the importance of childcare, the Japanese government has implemented a series of childcare support policies, including childbirth subsidies, birth allowances, and childcare fee waivers, which effectively alleviate the financial pressure on childcare families.
In addition, women are entitled to up to 98 days of maternity leave, which guarantees the physical and mental health of the mother and the healthy growth of the child.
In addition to the above benefits, Japan offers a wide range of social security measures, such as old age allowance, unemployment allowance, low income allowance, single parent allowance, and housing allowance, etc., which are designed to improve the quality of life of residents in all aspects.
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