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2025-12-17 16:57:28
[Japanese Retail Gasoline Prices Fall Below 160 Yen Per Liter for First Time Since September 2021] ⑴ Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday that, due to government subsidies, the price of ordinary retail gasoline in Japan fell below 160 yen per liter for the first time since September 2021 as of Monday. ⑵ The average gasoline price fell 4 yen from the previous week to 159.7 yen per liter, marking the sixth consecutive week of decline. ⑶ The Japanese government began increasing subsidies in November and raised them to 25.1 yen per liter on Thursday, matching the temporary gasoline surtax that will be abolished at the end of this year.
