In 2022, the production value of menstrual products in Japan stood at approximately 69 billion Japanese yen, a slight increase from around 67 billion yen in the previous year. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan, period products in this category include sanitary napkins (pads) and tampons.
Production value of menstrual products in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(in billion Japanese yen)
100 Japanese yen equal 0.68 U.S. dollars or 0.63 euros as of February 2024. Values have been rounded. The figures prior to 2017 come from the previous reporting. According to the source, menstrual products were classified into 'hygienic goods' before the 2019 report. From 2019 and onward, those products are categorized as 'quasi-drugs'.
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MHLW (Japan). (December 22, 2023). Production value of menstrual products in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280943/japan-production-value-feminine-hygiene-product/
MHLW (Japan). "Production value of menstrual products in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280943/japan-production-value-feminine-hygiene-product/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Production value of menstrual products in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280943/japan-production-value-feminine-hygiene-product/
MHLW (Japan). "Production Value of Menstrual Products in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280943/japan-production-value-feminine-hygiene-product/
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