consumer apathy

5 things that i dont understand how japanese people put up with other than the fact that they must be apathetic consumers:

1) it costs about 40 canadian bucks to buy a pizza from pizza hut
2) street performers do magic tricks that i know for a fact can be done by a 12 year old
3) annoying tape loops at seemingly every store
4) land prices in japan are crazy...houses and apartments are too expensive
5) the fact you need 1 traffic directing person for every 1 construction worker or 4 employees to wrap your hamburger must push prices through the roof

basically the japanese pay whatever the retailer asks and no questions are asked. maybe its the whole group mentality over individualism ethos over here where its considered rude to stand up for yourself, but when it comes to getting bang for your buck they could be a little more interested in consumer rights and less interested in fads, trends, and whats new.