[Sangetsu]

I find it nice that I sent my money to Japan when it was 119 yen to the dollar. When I return to America on vacation, I'll be able to get a dollar for only 100 yen. Now is a good time for Japanese to be taking their vacations overseas, and now is a good time for America to sell it's goods here, a new American car (or anything else) can be had for 20% less than last year. Bad news is that Japanese cars, tvs, etc, have gone up that amount in America.

241000 yen? Are you looking at the monthly pay offered by English schools? That figure is more or less the entry level ballpark amount.