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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Walkability: Sendai has many beautiful parks, squares and walkways for walking with children. There are wide sidewalks along the roads, and there are paths for cyclists.
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Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.
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Quality of life: In terms of health care, demography, education, environmental conditions, economic conditions, employment, the standard of living can be assessed as good.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
- Air quality: The air in Sendai is considered to be very clean. A favorable climate, no sources of dust.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $2300.
- Safety: According to the criterion of calmness, safety and peacefulness of the inhabitants, the situation in Sendai is perfect.
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Sendai is fine.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
- Income: The average monthly salary in Sendai is quite high around $3200.
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Education: The level of secondary and higher education in Sendai can be described as very high.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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Friendliness to outsiders: Unfortunately, the locals are not hospitable and unfriendly to visitors.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Sendai to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
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Nightlife: The nightlife is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Sendai is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Sendai.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Sendai directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
