[nagonago]

I doubt there's much risk of that in this case. A person who wanted to imitate this would need to:

- Live in Japan, or be able to get a Japanese visa

- Have a Japanese driver's license

- Have a remote working job with flexible enough hours

- Be willing to live a van life with all its inconveniences

Plus it's not like there's any particular single paradise to be ruined. Japan is a big place. Even if 1000 people did read this and suddenly started van-lifeing around Japan I doubt it would make a difference.

[freetime2]

It would be fairly straightforward to enter Japan on a three-month tourist visa, use an international driver's license, and rent a van.

> Be willing to live a van life with all its inconveniences

This would be a show stopper for me. But apparently enough people are into it that #vanlife is a thing.

[jack_pp]

Yeah you're probably right, this particular lifehack/exploit has a very high barrier to entry.

But the general idea still stands. I remember hearing Anthony Bourdain would not adeverise great little restaurants he found for fear of running them.