The two recent rises in Japan's standard pack price and the reasons given

What this is

The two recent rises in Japan's standard pack price and the reasons given: +9.1% on 20 January 2023 (¥165 to ¥180 a pack) for raw-material and logistics costs, and +11.1% on 22 May 2026 (¥180 to ¥200) for raw-material costs. Neither notice mentions rarity or chase cards.

How it’s built

1. Reasons from the company's notices of 14 October 2022 and 30 January 2026.
2. Pack prices from the product pages; the earlier ¥165 price is also reported by the Japanese news site KAI-YOU.

What we assumed

• Timing against card rotation.The 2023 rise coincided with a new series and a rotation of legal cards; the 2026 notice came 7 days after a rotation but took effect 119 days later, so it was not timed to one.

Sanity check

¥36 ÷ ¥33 − 1 = 9.1% per card; ¥40 ÷ ¥36 − 1 = 11.1%.

The value

• Rarity rotation or chase reason stated: no

Some detail is too fine to show here; it is kept in the trainer’s notes.

Where it comes from

Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:

• ReportedConfounded launch 20 January 2023, 20 January 2023 (TPC year to February 2023 Q4; print year to March 2023 Q4)

Where it’s used

• StoryTrading cards