The yen is stronger than the USD right now, and I've read that the yen is getting stronger, wich is not good news for Japan I guess.
Japan is the 1st most expensive country to live in in the world, the USA is the 13th most expensive country to live in in the world, while the UK is the 16th most expensive country to live in in the world, I forgot where I got those but I've copied them in a word document
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