So I'm in Tokyo, just hanging out with a friend, and I get hungry and think, "Why not order a pizza?"

We hit up the Dominoes website of all places. Yes, Dominoes. I always feel bad when I 'waste' my time in Tokyo on Western businesses. But fear not, because the pizzas are way different, and we wound up buying a "Cheese Melt Bolognese" pizza. With a side of chicken drumsticks. Remember that in Japan there's no tipping, and delivery costs are included. But still, we're talking about one large pizza with a side.

Say it with me, "That pizza's worth WHAT?!"

4,670 yen! In today's dollars = $60.75! Good god man, Tokyo is going to put me in the poor house. First beer, now pizza. How in the hell can food be so expensive?

I know food is expensive because Japan is an island and imports from the mainland, but let's not forget the Federal Reserve devaluing our currency against foreign markets via inflation.