>>8418596>it’s not possible to be free in JapanIt... depends. If you want to be part of its society and reap all the benefits, you will have stick to their rules, effectively limiting your freedom, but in Japan it's possible to make ends meet, have a chill lifestyle and even be able to make friends with other "outcasts" like yourself.
That degree of freedom is way bigger than something you would expect from S.Korea and comparable to Germany, for example.