"My children had to do active shooter drills," Hanson told Insider.
Hanson and her family are a few of the 6,642 Americans who moved to Japan in 2022, according to the country's Ministry of Justice.
"I was very concerned about gun violence, which is almost non-existent in Japan," Evans told Insider.
Along with the safety of Japan, Evans was also pleasantly surprised by the affordability.
Bethany NakamuraNakamura, 35, started the process of moving to Japan from her studio in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 2020.
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