It's not.
A lot of the so called expensiveness in Japan is rating Japan by western standards. Rent is expensive if you judge it by price compared to space. However if you base it on average living conditions it's not so expensive.
And like a lot of places it depends where you shop.
The thing about Japan the varies so much from western countries is the cheap stuff isn't cheap quality.
Japan faced a huge economic disaster when the bubble economy burst. Businesses have had to face severe competition to stay afloat.
Second-hand goods are also very cheap as stereotypically Japanese society frowns upon second-hand goods.
Great emphasis is placed on reputation in Japan, things with a good reputation can be sold at a higher price. Things with a reputation are the famous things - therefore we know more about the expensive things.
Bread is less than around $1 for half a loaf - but bread is not a staple in Japan.
Bottled water is around $1.30 for 500ml in a 7/11. But around $1 - 1.50 for 2 litres in a supermarket.
A meal in a English menu restaurant is usually more than $30 per person, drinks can be more than $6 a glass.
In normal Japanese family restaurants its usually less than $30 for a couple, drinks included.
You can drink all you can drink any type of alcohol for 2 hours for around $20 in many Japanese bars.
500mls of beer will cost you around $4 in a bar, $2.50 in a 7/11 and less again in a supermarket.
These prices are based on a 100 yen = $1 ratio.
It all depends on how you look at it.
Because japan has to import the food from far away countries so the citizens of japan can have meals. Unfortunately, the other countries won't do it just to be pals. They will charge money for the food and it will probably decrease the income rate of japan by at least 3% percent every time they ask for food.
Japan is known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun'
Terms of land purchase made land too expensive for most
Yes Japan and Korea did have a land bridge in the Ice Age.
Japan has only 15% of the land suitable for farming due to their mountainous landforms. Approximately 2/3 of the suitable land is currently being used for agriculture.
A Agricultural advances increased the population and forced Japan to look for new land.
Japan is known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun'
Yes it is very expensive
No, Japan is the land of the rising sun
A lot! Japan is VERY EXPENSIVE
GREAT!, but expensive.
Japan's land area is 364,485km2
Japan is in the sea
Japan's total land area is 90,066,204.4 acres.
japan is a rich `country for its precious stones and jewellery and its very expensive for the visitor because most of the land on which Tokyo stands have been reclaimed from the sea and people living there use to think that they had worked Lot to reclaim land so now the prices in hotel restaurant and places of entertainment will all be very high so they can earn more money and Tokyo is on of the most expensive city in the world.
11.64% of the land in Japan is arable based on the world factbook.
Japan is an archipelago.
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