Takeshi Fukumoto, from Nara prefecture, obtained a working holiday visa in November and moved to Toronto, where he works at a restaurant kitchen.
He makes 22 Canadian dollars ($16) an hour and averages 40 hours a week. “Despite my short hours, I earn a lot,” he said. “Including tips, my monthly income is over 400,000 yen.”
He said he keeps living costs down by cooking for himself and has saved more than 1 million yen.
looks
They’re not joking.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/JPYUSD/
In the past 12 years, it looks like the yen has lost half its value in dollar terms.
I wonder what’s driving that?
kagis
Ah.
https://apnews.com/article/japanese-yen-dollar-currency-exchange-rate-2226ed50c429c6faf76da05bcab77c0c
I went to Japan earlier this year.
On one end, I was extremely amazed at how far my money went.
On the other end, watching shitty tourists treat Japan like a playground was disheartening.