The first question you should ask yourself should be: In what field am I better than every other person in Europe?
Hi there,
the big question is always "How do I get a resident visa?"
First of all forget about Japan because it is rather complicated, awefully expensive and a totally different culture. The European countries you mentioned would be a good choice. For of all you need to speak the language more or less fluent before you start a life in your chosen country (don't make it easy on you with England though because you will probably hate the weather there. Lol.). Once you speak the language you should try to get a student visa and attend a university. After you graduate it becomes a little easier to get a permanent resident visa. I know your best chances in Germany are if you become an engineer.
Good luck to you.
The choice for you is between Germany and Japan
They are the safest countries in the world to live and as long as you don't say you are American to elders you should be fine. The younger generation in both love to learn about people from foreign countries so you can make a lot of friends.
I would choose Japan because that language was easier to learn.
They have a beautiful
culture
Art
Music
Cuisine
Geography
And they are so respectful.
Immigration to any country is a very long difficult process. It is simply impossible for an american to immigrate to any country in Europe due to European Union rules. It is nearly impossible to Immigrate to japan, and you must have at least a 4 year university degree...even then the rules make it very difficult. Immigrating anywhere is NOT like in the movies where you can just move anywhere you like. No country wants uneducated immigrants and all countries have very high standards. The best thing you can do for your future is get very well-educated. Australia and New Zealand have working holiday visas that allow young people to live and work there for a year...a great experience...so you ay consider that.