> Expats find it hard to pay without cash (20% vs. 8% globally)
So what? It's safe to carry cash in Japan and you can get cash at every 7/11 of which there is almost always one within 4 minutes walking distance
> and are unhappy with the availability of government services online (35% vs. 21% globally).
I have pretty much never needed government services in my life. That would be slightly inconvenient for the once every 2 or 3 years I'd have to interact with the government seems like an extremely trivial point and nothing to do with actual quality of life
> The country also lands in the bottom 10 for both the Ease of Settling In (45th)
True for many
> — 30% find it hard to get used to the local culture (vs. 19% globally)
Yea, you need to speak Japanese. You can get by but it's not like moving to Scandinavia or Western Europe where many countries you can trivially get by without speaking the local language. You can add Singapore and maybe Malaysia to that list but Taiwan being near the top? I'd expect the same there. Either you learn Mandarin or life is going to be lonely and you'll be left out of most stuff.
> Moreover, 25% feel they are not fairly paid for their work (vs. 20% globally).
This is very true. Engineers for example probably have a cap of $80k year unless you work for a western company.