A survey shows that over 3,000 types of food in Japan will increase in price in October.

A recent survey in Japan shows that in October of this year, prices of over 3000 types of food products will increase, marking the highest number of food price hikes in the past six months. Japanese media analysts attribute this round of price increases to rising costs of raw materials and labor. The Kyodo News Agency stated that the economic burden on the Japanese people will further increase, as in addition to food price hikes, electricity and gas prices will also rise due to government subsidies expiring.