Japan’s jewelry sales surge as yen weakness spurs demand
Japan’s jewelry sales surged 19% in H1 2026, hitting ¥330 billion ($2B),...
Japan’s jewelry sales surge as yen weakness spurs demand
T he Mitsukoshi department store in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. Japan’s jewelry sales climbed 19% in the first half of 2026, hitting ¥330 billion ($2 billion), the highest mid-year total since tracking began in 2008. The boom follows...
the yen’s drop to ¥164 per dollar, the weakest level since the 1980s, and a 1.6% rise in core consumer prices, prompting households to shift assets away from cash. Department-store sales overall grew just 3.2% in the same period, but...







