Japan firms face consumer backlash over price hikes amid 'insanely high' inflation

Uniqlo and Saizeriya reversed or apologized for price increases after public backlash, highlighting extreme consumer sensitivity to inflation in Japan. This suggests that despite rising costs, Japanese firms have limited pricing power, which could weigh on corporate margins and complicate the Bank of Japan's normalization path.

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