Japan Sales Tax to Rise April 1st

This is probably old news to anyone who pays attention to Japan's news, economy, or to frequent travelers there, but it bears repeating: the sales tax in Japan will go up April 1st from 5% to 8%.

As many things in Japan have price tags with tax included (税込み), I doubt most travelers will notice the difference. Still, as most places prefer to keep prices at multiples of 10 (curse those aluminum 1-yen coins!), it should be interesting to see how prices change come April 1.