63 Why are these things so expensive in Japan? (Randoseru, Delivery Pizza, Fruit)

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why are these things so expensive in Japan? (We're especially focusing on why randoseru, fruit and delivery pizza are so expensive in Japan)

Topics Discussed

• Whether living in Japan is expensive
• The cost of Japanese movie theaters
• What a randoseru is
• The expensive price of randoseru
• The average price of a randoseru
• Why randoseru are so expensive
• People being unable to afford randoseru
• How the price of randoseru has increased in recent years
• How Japan's aging population may be contributing to the high cost of randoseru
• How Tiger Mask donates randoseru every year
• The existence of adult randoseru
• Whether fruit is expensive in Japan
• Why some fruit in Japan is so expensive
• The high cost of delivery pizza in Japan
• Why delivery pizza is so expensive in Japan
• Some of the justifications given for why delivery pizza is so expensive in Japan
• How much cheese the average Japanese person eats per year
• The real reason why delivery pizza in Japan is absurdly expensive
• And much more!

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Sources, Links, Videos, Etc.

Here is the article that inspired this episode.

• 15 Things You've Thought About Japanese People (That Aren't True?)

Check out the latest episodes of Japan Station.

• Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi & Japanese Movies (Dr. Jonathan Wroot) | Japan Station 93

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