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Suntory will gauge U.S. consumer sentiment for whisky price hike

Suntory Holdings will consider price increases in line with consumer sentiment for ultra-premium whisky it exports to the U.S., after the two countries struck a trade deal that set tariffs on imported Japanese goods at 15%. “We have to learn and read the sentiment in th…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #inflation #news #Suntory #tariffs #whisky
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Enough apologies: How Japan is shaking its price hike phobia

TOKYO: When Japanese ice pop maker Akagi Nyugyo raised its prices a meagre 10 yen in 2016, its sombre-faced management appeared in a one-minute commercial, bowing silently in apology as a melancholy folk song lamented the inevitability of price hikes. Almost a decade later, the Saitama-base…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #inflation #JapanTopics #news
alojapan.com/1333240/enough-ap

Enough apologies: How Japan is shaking off its price hike phobia

When Japanese ice pop maker Akagi Nyugyo raised its prices a meager ¥10 in 2016, its somber-faced management appeared in a one-minute commercial, bowing silently in apology as a melancholy folk song lamented the inevitabilit…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #consumerspending #food #inflation #Japanese #Japaneseeconomy #Japanesenews #news #wages
alojapan.com/1333238/enough-ap

alojapan.com/1333242/suntory-w Suntory will gauge U.S. consumer sentiment for whisky price hike #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #news #Suntory #tariffs #whisky Suntory Holdings will consider price increases in line with consumer sentiment for ultra-premium whisky it exports to the U.S., after the two countries struck a trade deal that set tariffs on imported Japanese goods at 15%. “We have to learn and read the sentiment in the United States,” Co-Chairman and CEO Takeshi Niin

alojapan.com/1333240/enough-ap Enough apologies: How Japan is shaking its price hike phobia #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news TOKYO: When Japanese ice pop maker Akagi Nyugyo raised its prices a meagre 10 yen in 2016, its sombre-faced management appeared in a one-minute commercial, bowing silently in apology as a melancholy folk song lamented the inevitability of price hikes. Almost a decade later, the Saitama-based company has changed its tune – a tongue-in-c

alojapan.com/1333238/enough-ap Enough apologies: How Japan is shaking off its price hike phobia #ConsumerSpending #food #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseEconomy #JapaneseNews #news #wages When Japanese ice pop maker Akagi Nyugyo raised its prices a meager ¥10 in 2016, its somber-faced management appeared in a one-minute commercial, bowing silently in apology as a melancholy folk song lamented the inevitability of price hikes. Almost a decade later, the Saita

#TrumpTariffs - What’s going to cost more now? This BBC chart, sourced from US Data, helps visualize the likely impact. Bottom line… American consumers are ultimately going to pay, which will drive #inflation up in the short term. The #TrumpAdministration appears convinced that we will benefit long-term, but personally… I have my doubts. Many doubts. #Trump has managed to alienate our neighbors, as well as former allies. He’s done irreparable harm to the US global reputation. Who can trust this man and his #Republican enablers? #Economy #TradeWar #trade #EU #consumers #USPol