My son is suffering his knee pain in his right knee after he attended tennis matches. I bought pain relief patches at a drug store. The price was 537 yen ($4.37 €3.95).

I bought a laundry clothes hanger with 16 pinches at Seiyu. The price was 626 yen ($5.09 €4.60). My family does not use a drying machine to dry our laundry. We dry them outdoors. To hang clothes, we use total four hangers. Two of them are …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of potatoes monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of potatoes between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is in a rising …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of sweet potatoes monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of sweet potatoes between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of bean sprouts monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of bean sprouts between 1975 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is stab…

Japanese government monitors the price of broccoli every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of broccoli between 1990 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 1kg broccoli…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of lettuce monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of lettuce between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Pri…

I bought a handgrip gear for grip strength training at Seiyu. The price was 190 yen. It is the lightest weight type (10 kg).

This week I visited Shinagawa Aquarium with my son. Its admission fee was 1350 yen ($10.98 €9.93) for adults, 600 yen for students. In August many visitors come to the aquarium. From August 12 to August 16 the aquarium opens at 9:30. It is…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of Welsh onion (leek) monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of Welsh onion between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (…

Napa Cabbages are common vegetables in Eastern Asia. We eat boiled napa cabbages or pickled napa cabbages. Japanese government monitors the price of napa cabbage every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of napa…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of spinach monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of spinach between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price became almost 7 t…

Japanese government monitors the price of cabbage every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of cabbage between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is unstable. It depends on the climat…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of chicken egg monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eggs between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Relatively egg prices are …

Japanese government monitors the price of cheese every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of cheese between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is in a rising trend. Year Index (2010 …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of butter monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of butter between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Recently the price is rising …

My son grows tomatoes, eggplant, and cucumber. I bought a pack of soil for those vegetables in a 100 yen shop. The price was 108 yen ($0.88 €0.79) for 3.0L.

My son grows tomatoes in my house. I bought a pack of fertilizer for tomatoes in a DIY shop. The price was 100 yen.

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has checked the price of yogurt for 30 years. The following data show the trend of the price indexes of yogurt between 1985 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is decrea…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has recorded the prices of a pack of milk sold in stores since 1975. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of milk from 1975 to 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. …

Yesterday, I reported that I bought a baby eggplant. I also bought a pot of nursery plant of cucumber. The price was 73 yen ($0.59 €0.54). It is the same price as the eggplant.

My son grows tomato at his school, and he is interested in growing vegetables. I bought a pot of nursery plant of eggplant in a DIY shop. The price was 73 yen ($0.59 €0.54).

My son bought a large towel with fasteners for 980 yen ($7.97 €7.21). He brings it to the school and uses it for school swimming lessons. When the students are changing their clothes, they wear towels to hide their lower bodies. I do not t…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has recorded the prices of pork bacon since 1975. The following figure shows the changes in the price indexes of bacon from 1975 to 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price has r…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of sausages monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of sausages between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is getting high…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors many kinds of food prices monthly. A pack of roast ham is one of the item which the ministry checks its price. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of scallops betwee…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of chicken monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of chicken between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The price is getting higher…

Japanese government monitors the price of pork every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of pork between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 2010. The price is getting higher slowly. Year Index (2010…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications checks the price of beef every month. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of beef between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 2010. The price is on a rising trend…

My toaster oven was broken in June, and I bought new one in July via Amazon. The price was 1,536 yen ($12.49 €11.29). The heater power of the old oven was 800W. The heater power of this oven is 1000W. So sandwich loaves easily get burned i…