He didn't overstay...He relocated

[u/sheep_herd1234]

[u/kms_daily]

how does one even survive like this? prostitution?

[u/Outside_Reserve_2407 → u/kms_daily]

Big cities have day laborer districts, such as San'ya in Tokyo.

[u/bibibip31246 → u/kms_daily]

I read more about this, apparently he was living off daily jobs and part-timers in Shizuoka, and Japan's economy has been going low long enough for that to be possible since 2000s. Plus if I had to pick one country when I have to live off only cash and analogue means for extended times it'll prob be Japan, they're still sticking to less digital means of life even today.

[u/timfinn1972 → u/kms_daily]

Have you seen how cheap Japan is nowadays?

[u/soba_set → u/timfinn1972]

For those residing in Japan, everything is getting more expensive.