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> This information is a bit old, so expect it to be a little higher

Remember Japan doesn't really have inflation, so... not really. When they raised the sales tax to 8% it was an unexpectedly large problem because so many vending machines suddenly couldn't just charge 100 yen as they had for a decade, and raising by 10 yen (the smallest coin accepted by vending machines) would be too big a raise



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