OK, so it's not the greatest conflict of all time. It's not Pepsi vs. Coke, Tom vs. Jerry or even Freddy vs. Jason. Plus it's not Japan-specific. The following swords of debate can be crossed in any nation at any time by anyone.
Yet for foreign residents hard pressed for peace of mind in a land that doesn't always embrace them, perhaps the dueling blades here shine brighter than anywhere else. This then is our question:
Which is the better place for "gaijin" residents to reside? In one of Japan's never-ending cities? Or out somewhere amidst the plains and mountains of the Japanese countryside?
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