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Japan Faces Its Biggest Monthly Wave of Food Price Hikes This Year in September

From NHK · () Japanese

Translated from Japanese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • More than 4,900 food products in Japan are expected to rise in price in September.
  • The monthly total is the highest recorded this year, while more than 3,000 products are expected to increase in October.

More than 4,900 food products in Japan are set to become more expensive in September, making it the biggest monthly wave of food price increases recorded this year, according to a private research company’s survey.

Price increases are also expected to continue into October, when more than 3,000 food products are forecast to rise in price.

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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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