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I feel like a god!
Tokyo finds itself at a fascinating inflection point. After decades of deflation, prices are now rising faster than wages – Japan’s year‑on‑year CPI was 3.6 % in April 2025 and had reached 4 % in January (a two‑year high), well above the Bank of Japan’s 2 % target . Electricity prices accelerated to 13.5 % year‑on‑year and food costs jumped 6.5 %, with rice prices surging 94.8 % . At the same time, ten‑year Japanese government bond yields hover around 1.6 %, meaning savers face negative “real” returns. A depreciating yen further erodes purchasing power. In this climate, the scarcity and independence of Bitcoin – there will only ever be 21 million coins – offers Japanese investors a hedge against inflation and currency weakness.