She didn't get what she really wanted, but cash helped soften the blow.Good for Souko that all her hard work paid off.
While accurate, the yen devalued a lot in the past years (it went from $1=¥100 to $1=¥150) but japanese salaries did not rise to compensate for it, so for a japanese person that feels like quite a lot more money.For those who are too lazy to make the conversions:
- total photo book sales: ¥6.45M ~ $44.6k
- Souko and Sumire's share (10% of total each): ¥645k ~ $4.46k
- Sumire's debt to the old man + Femme Fatale: 2x ¥300k ~ $2.1k
- payment for costume made by Aya: ¥40k ~ $280
- remaining amount for Sumire: ¥5k ~ $35
True! For most tourists there's a real difference in purchasing power in Japan. It's even worse for Japanese people because the government has decided to raise certain prices (especially for housing) to make foreigners pay more, while local salaries are not keeping up.While accurate, the yen devalued a lot in the past years (it went from $1=¥100 to $1=¥150) but japanese salaries did not rise to compensate for it, so for a japanese person that feels like quite a lot more money.
Lol you think there's fixing souko?She couldn't even last five minutes before screwing up her life again. I want to be team Sumire, but Bros there is no fixing her. I'm switching to team Souko.