„In London einen Eiskaffee für ¥ 1200 Yen zu kaufen, war ein Augenöffner … Die Kaufkraft des Yen beträgt nur noch ein Drittel von früher. Aber je mehr die Takaichi-Regierung Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung steigender Preise ergreift, desto schwächer wird der Yen.“
https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2026/07201530/?all=1
11 Kommentare
Ohhhhh someone known for lying lies?
Just for anyone who thinks thats outrageous, coffee in Tokyo also costs around 800-1000 Yen as well. Yes you can find cheaper, and Yes you can find cheaper in London as well. As someone who frequents both cities, the price is coffee is actually pretty much the same in both cities. A solid good quality flat white in london for example will set you back £3.60-£4.00. In Tokyo, it sets you back around 750-850 Yen.
I think the bigger eye opener is that the minimum hourly wage in the UK is now around 2700円. That’s actually quite a bit higher than the median wage in Japan for a 40h week.
The median Japanese wage is under the Australian minimum wage.
So, mid career worker here makes less than an Aussie ditch digger.
Japan trying to combat rising prices when they have the cheapest stuff in the world seems pretty backwards
Japan needs higher wages, not price controls.
London is a rip off, Tokyo is dirt cheap thanks to JPY… It’s a useless comparison imho
When I checked how much 100 000 ¥ is in euro, I realized how painful it would be to take vacations back home.
I thought that all foreign tourists stating how Japan is cheap was good enough of a hint.
Not so much Takaichi’s fault but the Bank of Japan and employers., whose policies keep the yen cheap and wages low.
My prediction is that Japan in the next 10-20 years will be at level of Vietnam or Thailand. Japan is getting poorer and those countries are getting richer and more expensive.