TOKYO -- Nearly three quarters of restaurant operators in Japan plan to raise prices in the current fiscal year, passing on the rising cost of ingredients to customers, a Nikkei survey found.
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The Sukiya beef bowl chain raised the price of its regular size product from 350 yen to 400 yen in December last year.
TOKYO -- Nearly three quarters of restaurant operators in Japan plan to raise prices in the current fiscal year, passing on the rising cost of ingredients to customers, a Nikkei survey found.