Why Is Japan So Cheap Now? - Japanese interview

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God bless the owner for letting that 91 year old lady live for free in his apartment. Kindness is more meaningful than money sometimes

if the owner of the appartement of the 91 year old lady sees this , just to let you know that there should be more people like you in this world ! huge respect to you whoever you are !

Let me just say ryu’s portuguese was pretty much perfect. i’m portuguese, so i speak in and am used to a different accent, but my grandpa lives in brazil, and i visit him from time to time, and i can say with confidence ryu would pass easily as a Brazilian child of immigrants in brazil. Serious congratulations to him.

As a Brazilian, I would like to say that I was really impressed by ryu's portuguese. So good!

It was overall cool but the 91 year old lady was the most interesting part. I think you should interview older Japanese people more often, it's interesting to see the contrast between the Japan they knew and current Japan.

Praying for all the people affected by the earthquake in Ishikawa today. Japan and NZ share this in common, we're both shaky isles. But with a much bigger population, the affects in Japan are always much worse. I hope everyone is safe there now - and wishing Ishikawa a speedy recovery.

What a beautiful act of compassion! The owner's generosity has given that 91-year-old lady a secure and familiar place to call home, offering peace of mind that money simply can't buy

Japan is not poor. You only have to walk/drive/Google Street, around the country to see that : they still have the most modern infrastructures, food supply for everyone, institutions that work well overall. The general feeling that the country is poor comes from the financial system. It is designed to concentrate wealth in ever fewer hands. So the mass has to survive with job insecurity, low wages, in a modern, developed country, while the millionaires become richer. It's the exact same problem in Europe, and in North America.

We appreciate these interviews. Gives us more insight in regards to Japanese society and its economy.

I am from Poland and when I first visited Japan in 2017 it was still quite an expensive destination for our standards. But during my last trip in the summer of 2023 I was surprised to find out that inexpensive restaurants and groceries at convenience stores are already considerably cheaper than in Poland. There are some things that are still quite expensive, like Shinkansen tickets and hotels in the biggest cities. But overall, I think if it wasn’t for plane ticket prices it would be quite an inexpensive holiday.

Great interview. You ask the questions people are looking for, and kindly allow the person to give full answers, which allowed me to learn quite a bit that I didn't know.

Very interesting, thank you. Also very good to show younger and older people who often have different perspectives! Keep up the good work!

God bless that old Japanese lady. She had to be a child during ww2. What a delight to hear her insight . She lived through so many eras in Japan. Almost could feel her soul through the video. Awesome job Takashi-San!

A huge respect for the nice grandma who is fully aware with today's issues.

Such a revealing and wonderful interview! It gives perspective as to how others around the world are experiencing life and their economy. Thank you for your channels!

I really like how the girl in the end answered the questions, it’s like she sees through things and she has a very clear mind

I am from Germany and Japan had the image of an expensive travel destination that’s why I always postponed my Japan Trip. Your video changed some assumptions I had about Japan. Very interesting. I wish the economy improves, because everybody deserves a decent life.

Just want to correct the construction worker guy here: He said that the wages doubled, I agree, but at the same time the Yen has declined wrt USD at a much faster rate. So the value that was for the commodities that can be bought in his childhood has inflated but the purchasing power has declined due to weakening of yen. Even if the salary is doubled, how much value is he getting is the real question here

I actually moved to Japan from Canada a few months ago, partly because it's so expensive to live in Canada. I'm earning less here, technically, but the lifestyle I'm able to have here is so much more relaxed because things are actually affordable.