TOKYO –
The price of creating a serving of curry rice at residence in Japan fell under 350 yen in July for the primary time in 11 months, helped by declining rice costs, in accordance with Teikoku Databank.
The analysis firm’s “curry rice price,” calculated from the price of components, utilities and different bills wanted to arrange the dish at residence, stood at 349 yen per serving in July.
That was down 2 yen from June, with the decline attributed primarily to decrease rice costs.
The determine was simply 1.5% greater than in July 2025, bringing the price of the favored dish near its degree a yr earlier.
Teikoku Databank expects the curry rice worth for August to fall from the identical month a yr earlier, which might mark the primary year-on-year decline in about 4 years.
Source: FNN