RE: Typhoon Shanshan hits Kyushu Island

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Posted by Jotaro (A) on September 7, 2024 at 14:49:41

In Reply to: RE: Typhoon Shanshan hits Kyushu Island posted by AbeCollins on September 7, 2024 at 09:47:14:

Its been awhile since I've been in Japan myself, I just retired here this year. Otherwise its been about 12 years since my last visit. Prior to that we used to come back on a regular basis and pretty much visit all the usual places, but mostly places tourist don't know about [off the beaten path] high-end Onsen's tucked away in the country side, scenic spots in different Prefectures etc.

I'm surprised at the number of young foreigners living here in the cities and of course what seems like a build up of wealth in 40+ year olds. Also at least in Fukuoka city the amount of building of both up-scale apartments and buildings in general.

Affordability, some things are very affordable some things aren't, its really hit or miss. For the most part food is affordable vs the US, cars minus import tax are more affordable, cloths etc. slightly more affordable thanks to the exchange rate. Audio gear is generally more expensive here, I purchased my office monitors from VintageKing audio online in the US and even with shipping and import taxes I still saved 40%. Mogami cables are about 1/2 the cost in the US vs Japan. 150Y/USD was about the peek but a weaker USD and gradually increasing rates here are pushing exchange rates back to normal.

Lots of brands here that you never see in the US like SoulNote [a brand created from ex-Marantz engineers]. US and other foreign brands are sparse, they encourage the sale of Japan made products and have little interest or knowledge of foreign made products.

J.

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