Japan Records 3,153 Food and Beverage Price Increases in October as 2026 Total Tops 20,000

October 5, 2026 91

Japan Food Price Hikes Top 3,000 Items Again as 2026 Increase Rush Nears Peak

September 30, 2026 228

Japan’s Rice Farmers Face Record Closures as Rising Costs Threaten Future Supply

September 13, 2026 101

Japan Raises Imported Wheat Prices 12% as Global Costs and Shipping Pressures Mount

September 10, 2026 100

Japan’s Rice Prices Fall for Third Week to ¥3,112 per 5kg as Stocks Swell; Government Eyes Reserve Buybacks

September 5, 2026 193

Lawson to Cut Onigiri Prices by ¥10 from Sept. 29 as Rice Costs Ease; Seven-Eleven and FamilyMart Join Price Rollbacks

August 25, 2026 147

Australia’s Wheat Slump Puts Japan’s Udon on Watch: Kagawa Governor Urges Vigilance as 28‑Yen Noodles Face Cost Squeeze

June 10, 2026 212

Japan’s Rice Prices Poised to Ease as New Harvest Sparks “Clearance Sales,” Says Major Wholesaler

February 20, 2026 285

PM Takaichi Orders Fast-Track National Council to Pursue Food-Only Consumption Tax Cut

February 16, 2026 336

Takaichi Sets Sights on Zero Food Tax and Constitutional Rewrite After Landslide Win

February 9, 2026 302

Cracking Under Pressure: Why Japan's Egg Prices Are Skyrocketing Again

October 14, 2025 773

Beyond the Hype: The Realities of Visiting the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025

October 11, 2025 342