Let’s talk about real important problems : how expensive beer has become.
Japanese beer (craft beer, not the コンビニ crap) went up like 20% or more, import beer price tags are eye-gouging, and don’t get be started with beer on the tap at your favorite local pub. In Kyoto, the price you used to pay for a glass will now get you a half-glass. If you’re lucky.
Visiting a couple of shops this afternoon was beyond depressing, with import beers regularly fetching for more than ¥1,000/bottle.
What’s the situation is your area?