Overview
- Identified as Lakshmi Sravya in one report, the IIT Hyderabad graduate says she works as a project manager at Rakuten in Tokyo after securing the role through campus placement.
- She describes a clear boundary on after-hours availability in Japan, contrasting it with friends in India who take work calls at odd times.
- Her estimate for a month in Tokyo depends on shared housing, with reports relaying either about 150,000 yen (roughly Rs 85,000) or Rs 1.5 lakh (about 264,279 yen).
- Commenters challenged the amounts as tight once taxes, rent, groceries and other essentials are considered, while some called the figure realistic for a shared setup.
- NDTV reported nearly 70,000 views for the Instagram clip as of the last update, and outlets have not independently verified her living-cost figures.