[RealJames]

like the majority of things in life it boils down to money

your 1000$ will go a LOT further in Korea than in Japan, and even so much further in Malay etc.

for those of us who don't see Japan through glasses-of-awesome and see it as just another place, it's in fact just another expensive place to go

for those who feel Japan is in a way superior, well they pay a lot more for their designer handbags than for the no-name one.

Tourism to 1st world countries is usually a tough sell to lower or middle class, but the comfort appeals nicely to anyone who has difficulty without the airconditioner lol