Japan Faces 1,078 June Food Price Hikes as Iran War Pushes 2026 Total Toward 10,000
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Updated · Japan Today · May 31
Japan Faces 1,078 June Food Price Hikes as Iran War Pushes 2026 Total Toward 10,000
4 articles · Updated · Japan Today · May 31
1,078 food and beverage items in Japan are set to get pricier in June, a sharp jump from 84 in May, with the annual tally already reaching 9,361 through October.
22.7% of the affected items were tied to the Iran war by late May, Teikoku Databank said, as a naphtha supply crunch raised costs for packaging and other food-related materials.
450 seasoning products and 304 processed foods such as instant noodles make up the biggest share of June's increases, showing the pressure is spreading across everyday staples.
10,000 items could be exceeded for the full year, which would mark a fifth straight year above that threshold since Teikoku Databank began tracking the data in 2022.
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