What culture? weed culture were they lay back and do Nothing but smoke weed all day?
That place has always been a disorganized crime drivin ghetto what do you mean globalization?, that place was never cool place to be to begin with, unless you liked livin on an unlawful island.
I dont think...
if one side of your family is Japanese, then cant you stay with a cousin or aunt or grandma in Japan?
beg them if you can study in japan while living with a cousin.that will take care of your parents having to pay rent,or just wait and ask them when you finish highschool if you can study in...