Food
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducts the national nutrition survey every year. According to the survey, the average daily calorie intake of a Japanese person in 2016 was 1,865 kcal. The following data show the changes in daily c…
A consumers' co-operative union Palsystem conducted a survey about school lunch. They asked 1000 students what lunch menu they like. According to their report, the most popular menu is "curry and rice" (The multiple answers were allowed). …
A sake fan site Nihonshu-monogatari reports the sake ranking. They calculate the rank by their own formula. According to it, Dassai in Yamaguchi prefecture is the best sake in Japan. The below shows the top 10 list of sake. All images are …
Recently the supply of butter is limited, and butter is sold out at stores. Only boxes of expensive butter are remaining at store shelves. Since the beginning of 2014, milk production in Japan was not well. And the butter production was no…
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan reported statistics on the demand and supply of food in Japan. The table below shows the yearly breakdown of 2011 data. Table : Demand and Supply of Food in Japan in 2011 Domestic pr…
Vitamin intake of Japanese people is decreasing. The national nutrition survey conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reveals its trend.The following figures and table present the changes in daily vitamin intake of a Japanese …
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducts the national nutrition survey every year. According to the survey, iron intake is decreasing rapidly. The data below shows the trend in iron intake per day per capita, 1975 to 2012, in Japan.…
According to the national nutrition survey which was conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, calcium intake among Japanese people is decreasing. The following data show the trend in daily calcium intake per capita from 1975 to…
According to the national nutrition survey conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, an average Japanese takes 260 grams carbohydrate a day. The following shows the trend in carbohydrate intake, 1975 to 2012. Carbohydrate intake…
The national nutrition survey also reported the average fat intake by year in Japan. An average Japanese takes 55 grams of fat per day. 28% of them are animal origin. Figure : Trend in Daily Fat Intake Per Capita in Japan (unit: g) Fat int…
In Japan, like calorie intake, protein intake is also in decreasing trend. The average daily protein intake in 1975 was 80 grams per capita, and it decreased to 68 grams in 2012. Please see the following data reported by Ministry of Health…
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducts the national nutrition survey every year. According to the survey, the average daily calorie intake of a Japanese person in 2012 was 1,874 kcal. The following data show the changes in daily c…
According to the survey by a nursery company Takii, the top 10 vegetables which Japanes people like are the following. No. 10 tie Welsh onion 1.8% of people say they like welsh onions (leek, Allium fistulosum). In the following image, stem…
An agricultural nursery company Takii reported their study of vegetables and home gardens. In the study, Takii asked their customers about favorite vegetables and unfavorite vegetables. According to their study, the most disliked vegetable…
Chicken eggs are basic protein sources for Japanese people. An average Japanese eats 16.7 kg (36.8 pounds) of eggs a year. From 1960 to 1970, egg consumption rapidly increased. Since then, increasing pace has been moderate. At 1991, egg co…
Japanese people eat 11.8 kg of pork meat a year on average. In 1960, pork consumption per capita was only 1.1 kg. Pork consumption was increasing from 1960 to 2005 (12 kg in 2005). But these days the trend of pork consumption is flat. Pork…
Shinsei Bank researched how much money wage-workers spend for their daily lunch. According to the research, wage-workers pay 541 yen ($5.30 € 3.95) for a lunch in average. The table below shows the changes of the average cost of wage-worke…
The below shows the yearly amount of purchased chocolate per capita by city in Japan. Unit is gram. It is the average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese government and target people were families which consi…
According to a government survey in 2012, whale flesh consumption per day per capita was 0.1 gram in Japan. Table : Whale flesh consumption by year per capita kg/year g/day 1960 1.6 4.5 1961 1.9 5.2 1962 2.4 6.7 1963 2.0 5.6 1964 1.9 5.1 1…
The average Japanese eats 5.9 kg of beef a year. 50 years ago, beef consumption per capita was only 1 kg. In long time trend, beef consumption is increasing. But from 2000s, beef consumption dropped from 7.6 kg to 5.9 kg. Beef is relativel…
According to a government survey, the average yearly purchased volume of chicken per capita is 14,484 gram. It is less than pork (19,075 g), but greater than beef (6,810 g). The following table presents the purchased volume of chicken by c…
Pork is common in Japan. The average yearly purchased volume per capita is 19.075 kg. It is 2.8 times of beef and 1.3 times of chicken. The table below presents the yearly purchased volume of pork by city in Japan. Unit is gram. It is the …
In Japan, beef meat is more expensive than pork. According to a survey conducted by the government, people in the western Japan buy beef much. The following shows the yearly purchased volume of beef by city in Japan. It is the average figu…
When we Japanese eat sushi, we go to a sushi restaurant. Besides eating-out at sushi restaurants, some people buy a pack of sushi in a store, and others prepare sushi by themselves. Generally sushi served at restaurants is the most delicio…
The following chart shows daily salt consumption per capita in Japan from 2003 to 2012. Unit is gram. Men eat more salt than women. Salt consumption is gradually decreasing. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recommends to reduce salt …
The following table presents for which type of restaurant Japanese people spent money. Unit is yen. It is the yearly average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese government and target people were families whic…
The below present the yearly purchased amount of ice cream per capita by city in Japan. Unit is yen. It is the average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese government and target people were families which cons…
The following shows the yearly purchased amount of confectionery (snacks/sweets) by item in Japan. Unit is yen. It seems that ice cream is most popular. It is the average figure from 2011 to 2013. The survey was conducted by the Japanese g…
In terms of volume, the most consumed vegetable is cabbage. But from an economical perspective, tomato is the most purchased vegetable. It seems that the unit values of tomato and cucumber are high. The following table shows yearly consump…
According to the statistics by the government, the most consumed vegetable is cabbage. Onion is the second. I do not think that white radish (rank 3 vegetable) is common outside Japan. The following table shows yearly consumption of vegeta…