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日本物价飙升吃不消!国民负担加重?各地新补贴你能领到吗?
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-08-23 13:50

Group 1: Consumer Price Index and Inflation - The overall consumer price index in Japan, excluding fresh food, is reported at 111.6 (2020=100), reflecting a year-on-year increase of 3.1%, maintaining above 3% for the eighth consecutive month [1] - Food prices, excluding fresh agricultural products, have risen by 8.3%, marking a continuous increase for 12 months; rice prices have surged by 90.7%, nearly doubling from the previous year [3] Group 2: Impact of Weather and Agricultural Prices - Extreme summer heat has led to poor harvests of rice and vegetables, driving up fresh food prices; the average price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice reached 3737 yen, an increase of 195 yen from the previous week [6] - The average price of tomatoes is 40% higher than the average over the past five years, with other vegetables like cucumbers, eggplants, and carrots also seeing sustained price increases [8] Group 3: Government Subsidies and Support Measures - Local governments are implementing subsidy policies to alleviate the financial burden on residents due to rising prices [8] - Fukui Prefecture's Wakasa Town is distributing local shopping vouchers worth 10,000 yen to all residents, usable from August 9 to December 31, as part of ongoing welfare initiatives [18]