Oh yeah, Salmon, drinking in Japan can be incredibly cheap. They don't tax alcohol at anywhere near the same level that they do in, for example, Canada. Here's a money-saving tip: Around the train stations near Universities, it's often possible to find really inexpensive all-you-can-drink places. I'm talking 1500 yen…

Ah yes, the currency exchange. Forgot about that!

I've lived in Japan for three years now. It's simply not true that Japan is expensive. It CAN be… but it certainly doesn't have to be. There are an awful lot of reasonably-priced restaurants and pubs that serve very delicious food. It's just a matter of getting to know some of the local people, which itself might just…