text: Since you're Pinoy and I'm American, I don't know how much I'm going to be able to help you on this one. America's cheaper than Japan for a lot of things. Japan still has the Gaijin thing going on, but America's got a real xenophobic vibe at present, too. Japan's a great place to experience. If you're sure you have enough to cover food and lodging the whole time you're there, you'd really enjoy it. America's so much bigger. I guess if you were talking about living forever, might think about the US since there's much more room.