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 type
In 2023, rice-based meals were the largest segment within the Japanese ready-made meals market, valued at around **** trillion Japanese yen. Rice meals include a variety of prepared foods like rice balls (onigiri), sushi, and prepared lunch boxes with side dishes (bento).
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