Link to the article- https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f7c82a48d40933e6cdc4df8982790f002ab6d175?source=sns&dv=sp&mid=other&date=20260104&ctg=bus&bt=tw_up
So, as I predicted, the yen is poised to hit 250 against the dollar within a couple of years. I've been saying this forever but everyone is like "hurrr durrr noooo lmao what are you talking about"
It's pretty clear that if you want a future in Japan, you MUST go to Tokyo. It's where everything is, jobs, potential spouses, opportunities, etc.
And while you see Japan's population PLUMMETING (this year's records show the lowest births since 1880, since they started recording birth records), which SHOULD cause housing costs to decrease, we've seen Tokyo rent and real estate SKY ROCKET.
Why? Because other prefectures are dying, and Tokyo is the only place young people can go.
Now, this presents a problem for people like me. I like being one of very few foreigners in Tokyo. I enjoy my special status here, and I enjoy NOT being around the buffoonery typically associated with Americans or Europeans, but having the option to return if I ever wanted to. Best of both worlds.
But now I worry that with the yen collapsing, we're going to see Tokyo get converted into the first truly multi-ethnic city in Japan. How could it not be? For the price of a studio in Manhattan, you can get a three near the JR line somewhere. Maybe not Minato-ku, but somewhere pretty nice.
What do you think will be the future of Tokyo? Housing continues to sky rocket as foreigners buy up all the land? I can see Japanese becoming less than 70-75% of residents in Tokyo within 8 years.
by RedMoonLanding