Japan

In May 2023, COVID-19 was reclassified as a class 5 infectious disease, which is the same level as influenza. Therefore, the restrictions on group activities that had been in place for a long time, since the first emergence of the pandemic in…

Sales of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies in Japan have continued to recover in 2023. This is largely due to increased opportunities for consumers to go out and a shift away from the practice of wearing face masks on a daily basis. With…

Credit card is the leading cashless payment method in Japan, and is still responsible for the predominant share of cashless payment transaction volumes and value. Other digital payment instruments are also gaining popularity, but credit cards remain…

Total dairy packaging retail volumes declined in Japan in 2023. PET bottles remained the most significant pack type in dairy packaging in Japan in 2023, and despite the decline in overall dairy packaging volumes in 2023, PET bottles saw increasing…

In 2024, dairy products and alternatives in Japan is expected to see moderate growth in current value terms, due to increases in unit prices resulting from price revisions in 2023. Dairy products and alternatives experienced significant value growth…