Synopsis

The prices here are astonishingly low. Vegetables can be found for thirty yen, beer for thirty-three yen a bottle, and meat at one hundred yen for two hundred grams. This episode unfolds within the aisles of a discount food store in Tokyo, a place frequented by those seeking out products nearing their expiration dates or surplus stock. We meet a woman with a family of nine striving to minimize grocery bills, and a parent who drives an hour for affordable meat. For some, the hunt for discounted i