One major problem is this:
a. When Thailand becomes more expensive, then Thailand's lower quality, riffraff tourists begin to go to more upscale places like Japan.
b. This would be fine, except the Japanese people don't like the quality of Thailand's tourists.
c. You can read about it on the internet.
d. Many Japanese are becoming extremely disgruntled by having the tourist originally scheduled to visit Thailand, suddenly changing plans and visiting Japan.
e. The Japanese really do not like this. They are far less accommodating than the people of Thailand.
f. In Japan, these days, there is far more pushback against tourists than there ever was. 50 years ago, the tourists to Japan were SUPER-DUPER high class. But now, they seem to be the rejects from Pattaya, or something. This is why I will not go to Japan. I do not want to be seen as part of this rejected group from Thailand.
f2. Of course, i would move to Japan, but I would not be a tourist in Japan, or a rejected tourist from Thailand, especially.