Japan's 15 percent rise in fish prices hits elderly's healthy eating habit

Jun 29, 2023 | News On Japan

TOKYO - The healthy eating habit of including fish in one's diet is growing increasingly expensive for older adults in Japan.

The nation's food inflation surged to a 47-year high in May, with the price of fish increasing by 14.8% compared with the year before, while gains in the price of meat remained at a more modest 8.6%, according to data released by the Statistics Bureau of Japan.

That means those age 70 and above, who spent on average more than Y7,000 ($48.73) on fish per month, according to the latest household spending data, are feeling a much larger inflationary hit than younger people. Those between the ages of 20 and 29 only spent less than a third of that amount on fish. ...continue reading

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