By HISASHI NAITO/ Staff Writer
March 3, 2025 at 08:00 JST
Prices of some rice brands harvested in 2024 were nearly double those from the previous year at a supermarket in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward in January. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
As Japan grappled with skyrocketing prices, spending on food by households in 2024 hit the highest level in 43 years, government data shows. [Read More]
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