The yen's slide against major currencies since late last year is beginning to hit households in the pocket by raising prices of daily necessities.
The average price of regular gasoline climbed ¥1.20 from a week earlier to ¥150 per liter as of Tuesday, a level not seen since last May, the Natural Resources and Energy Agency said Thursday.
Gasoline prices have risen for the past six weeks. Kerosene prices have meanwhile spiked in the past seven weeks, with the average hitting ¥1,759 per 18 liters, up ¥39 from a week earlier.