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I suspect the real problem is the purchasing power parity vs. the foreign exchange rate. The two can be quite different for a lot of reasons that I don't want t

I suspect the real problem is the purchasing power parity vs. the foreign exchange rate. The two can be quite different for a lot of reasons that I don't want to get into. But the upshot is that to raise the prices denominated in yen such that foreign scalpers won't bother may also muscle out the domestic hobbyists.

skybrian 3y ago
And indeed, it looks like the yen has gone down significantly [1]. So that's more tourism and more exports. [1] https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Currencies/Yen-tumbles-to-153-against-dollar-on-U.S.-inflation-raising-intervention-risk https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Currencies/Yen-tumb...