Thanks to the farming mentioned in the article (plus continued economic stagnation), prices in Japan have come down noticeably over the past 10-20 years. You c

Thanks to the farming mentioned in the article (plus continued economic stagnation), prices in Japan have come down noticeably over the past 10-20 years. You can now find meals for under 5000 yen, and lesser fugu parts (eg hirezake, sake with toasted fugu fins) can be under 1000.