Japanese customers (salrymen) see their average monthly allowance decrease

“In recent years company employees have no more than 20,000 yen to 30,000 yen a month as allowance money. After deducting lunch costs and others, you have at most 10,000 yen for after-work drinks. If you spend 5,000 yen a night, you can only go out twice a month.”


Source: 50-yen 'izakayas' emerge for cash-strapped workers
16th January 2010/01/20
http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/50-yen-izakayas-emerge-for-cash-strapped-worker