In this week's news from Japan Today: Prices for over 600 food items rise in June; Japan plans to replace cedar with low-pollen trees to fight hay fever; no more street drinking in Shibuya; Japan’s high-tech toilets all the rage internationally and a criminal who picked the wrong store to rob.

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This weeks stories:

Up, Up and Away

https://japantoday.com/category/business/prices-for-614-food-drink-items-to-be-hiked-in-june

Cedar Fever

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-replace-cedars-with-low-pollen-trees-to-tackle-hay-fever

Punk in Drublic

https://japantoday.com/category/national/shibuya-ward-in-tokyo-plans-to-extend-night-street-drinking-ban-all-year-round

High-Tech Toilets

https://japantoday.com/category/tech/feeling-flush-japan%27s-high-tech-toilets-go-global

Right Place, Wrong Crime

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/18-year-old-man-arrested-for-attempted-robbery-of-convenience-store-next-to-police-box

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