In Tokyo you can enjoy both! Coffee at 75 cents and Condo at US$ 8,200 psf
How to re-design this country is an issue, but we enjoy this unique balance? or unbalanced status?
Coaching from Sub-Zero for post-pandemic / Session 6, Spring 2023
Japan is in the middle of the rainy season, but enjoyable to walk about the town, here in Tokyo, no homeless nor no riots like in France, Since last Saturday, Hong Kong has handover holiday and the US has an Independent Day weekend, and we see many inbound family travelers, who enjoy Japan.
Yes, we enjoy safety here.
As a street economist and strategist, one of my major tasks is to report a real Japan to friends outside Japan. My best Hong Kong friend always asks if the wage has been increased or if we see inflation here in Tokyo. My definitive answer is ;
We have seen some rise in wages but my students (20s) do not realize that life has been changed. The residential market in Tokyo is still hot and now, at last, we see US$ 8,200 per square feet price in central Tokyo (40 Million Yen per Tsubo), but we can buy 3 packed Natto at US70 cents (98 Yen) and you can enjoy coffee at US 75 cents (110 Yen). If this coffee price will be the same as in the US…