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Re:Japan's inflation hits 40-year high as weak yen fans impo... by hooverd on Friday November 18, 2022 @11:27AM (#33657079)
Housing (per sqft relative to income) in Japan is cheap if you're making American wages.
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Re:Japan's inflation hits 40-year high as weak yen fans impo... by nivenkos on Friday November 18, 2022 @12:07PM (#33657808)
Anything anywhere is cheap if you're making American wages.

That's how the empire works.

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Re:Japan's inflation hits 40-year high as weak yen fans impo... by adamc on Friday November 18, 2022 @12:37PM (#33658383)
I don't think London is cheap, American wages or not.
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Re:Japan's inflation hits 40-year high as weak yen fans impo... by ElevenLathe on Friday November 18, 2022 @01:39PM (#33659657)
London is also part of the imperial core.
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Re:Japan's inflation hits 40-year high as weak yen fans impo... by conviencefee999 on Friday November 18, 2022 @02:16PM (#33660465)
Yikes there is no empire
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