In 2023, rice-based meals were the largest segment within the Japanese ready-made meals market, valued at around 4.82 trillion Japanese yen. Rice meals include a variety of prepared foods like rice balls (onigiri), sushi, and prepared lunch boxes with side dishes (bento).
Market size of the ready-made meals in Japan in 2023, by type
(in billion Japanese yen)
The market size excludes meals for business establishments and foods with a high shelf-life like frozen prepared foods and retort-pouch foods. 100 Japanese yen equal 0.68 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of September 2024. Values have been rounded.
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Japan Ready-made Meal Association. (May 17, 2024). Market size of the ready-made meals in Japan in 2023, by type (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308458/japan-ready-to-eat-meal-market-size-by-type/
Japan Ready-made Meal Association. "Market size of the ready-made meals in Japan in 2023, by type (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308458/japan-ready-to-eat-meal-market-size-by-type/
Japan Ready-made Meal Association. (2024). Market size of the ready-made meals in Japan in 2023, by type (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308458/japan-ready-to-eat-meal-market-size-by-type/
Japan Ready-made Meal Association. "Market Size of The Ready-made Meals in Japan in 2023, by Type (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308458/japan-ready-to-eat-meal-market-size-by-type/
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