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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Home-meal replacement market size in Japan 2023, by sales channel
In 2023, convenience stores were the leading sales channel for ready-made meals in Japan, contributing around **** trillion Japanese to the market size. Grocery stores followed behind with a share worth about **** trillion yen. Grocery and convenience stores in Japan offer a variety of prepared foods ranging from rice-based meals like packed lunches (bento), sushi, and rice balls (onigiri) to bread-based foods like sandwiches. Grocery stores further operate a self-service corner offering deep-fried and grilled side dishes.
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Japan Ready-made Meal Association. (May 17, 2024). Sales value of the ready-made meals market in Japan in 2023, by sales channel (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1308423/japan-ready-to-eat-meal-market-size-by-sales-channel/
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