Wild this mostly checks out.
2,200 USD a month would be about 350,000 yen a month, which is around the median monthly salary in Japan. Japan on it’s way to becoming the new Thailand and Philippines, a place where retired and disabled military veterans hang out and spend dollars
🇩🇪🇯🇵 German defense giant Rheinmetall plans to establish its first defense production base in Japan, with talks with Japanese companies set to begin soon.
The move reflects deepening Japan–Europe defense industrial cooperation, strengthening supply chains, advanced manufacturing, and regional security.
Rheinmetall said it aims to support security in the Indo-Pacific while creating opportunities for defense exports and long-term cooperation with Japan.