The retail price of regular gasoline this week was 174.9 yen per liter on average nationwide, up 1 yen from last week.
The price increase is for 4 consecutive weeks.
The main reason for this is the rise in crude oil prices, as demand has increased and the supply and demand of crude oil has become tight due to the lifting of strict restrictions on going out for the new corona measures in Shanghai, China.
Although the rise in gasoline prices has been suppressed to some extent by the effect of government subsidies, the price is still high.