Price increases are prompting Japanese shoppers to buy less mayonnaise, showing the fragility of any economic rebound unless wages keep up with living costs. Production of the sauce fell 5.1 percent in the five months that ended on Nov. 30 from a year earlier, ...
Japan Tobacco Inc. is considering raising all of its cigarette prices in line with next April's consumption tax hike, according to informed sources.
Liquefied natural gas prices for Northeast Asia rose this week to their highest level in 10 months as buyers sought more supplies before colder weather arrives, according to Energy Intelligence Group. Power-station fuel for delivery over the next four to eight weeks increased to ...
The scorching heat is putting an extra burden on household budgets as the drought stunts the growth of leafy vegetables, causing wholesale prices to soar 20 to 50 percent compared with recent years. The price spike, based on figures between July 1 and Wednesday, ...
“Even considering that Ooma tuna is a prestige brand, its tuna might normally sell for about ¥4,000 to ¥5,000 per kilogram,” a seafood trader tells Nikkan Gendai (Jan. 8).
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 ...
