Frugal Japanese tighten their belts as prices rise, yen slides - Al Jazeera English

Japan’s household spending fell 2.3 percent in March compared with the previous year.

Tokyo, Japan Tatsuya Yonekura has not raised the prices at his Tokyo cafe since it opened three years ago. But as Japans inflation rises and the yen languishes at a 20-year low against the dollar, Yo… [+6605 chars]

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