Adam Lassiter writes from Japan.
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Adam is a business major, focusing on management information systems.
He is a senior, studying in Osaka, Japan.
My $900 bedroom
So where do I live? International Seminar House 3. It's an apartment-style dormitory that houses international students. There are eight people per unit. And there are four bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, three showers, two toilets, five balconies, eight closets, and 500,000 million cupboards in each unit.
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So how much does it cost to live in Osaka? I'd say it's pretty expensive. $450/month gets half a bedroom, so technically it costs $3600/month for the entire four-bedroom apartment! We only have five people living in my unit, but we still only have to pay $450/month each.

