TOKYO -- Starbucks will raise menu prices by as much as 6% depending on where the cafe is located in Japan, the local arm of the company said Friday, marking the first time prices will no longer be uniform here.
Cafe chain adopts location-based pricing in country for first time

Starbucks' price hikes will affect all locations in central Tokyo's 23 wards, such as this one in the Ginza district. (Photo by Yukihiro Omoto)
TOKYO -- Starbucks will raise menu prices by as much as 6% depending on where the cafe is located in Japan, the local arm of the company said Friday, marking the first time prices will no longer be uniform here.