The Beer Is 10%. The Onigiri Next to It Is 8%. Same Shelf.
To say reduced tax rate in Japanese, say 軽減税率 (keigen zeiritsu).
One konbini shelf. Two tax rates. The receipt is the only honest one.
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- 軽減税率。 keigen zeiritsu. Reduced tax rate.
- 八パーセント、十パーセント。 hachi pāsento, jū pāsento. Eight percent, ten percent.
Kanji in this phrase
- 軽減税率
- けいげんぜいりつ
- 八パーセント
- はちパーセント
- 十パーセント
- じゅっパーセント
Why this phrase
Japan Decoded: Japan runs two consumption taxes at once. Food you take home is 8% under 軽減税率. Alcohol, eating in, and most services are 10%. Same onigiri eaten at the store counter jumps to 10%. The 1% food-tax cut is not until April 2027, so this is still the system in September 2026. Teach the name, then how to spot 8% vs 10% on the receipt.
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