In Tokyo, the minimum fare for the subways of 160 yen, or 1.6 dollars, has not changed since 1995. During the same period, the fare in New York increased from 1.5 dollars to 2.5 dollars.
As fees for public services are not likely to be reduced as a rule, the minimum fare for the subways in Tokyo has not declined, but prices as a whole have declined moderately for a long period in Japan. The feature of Japan’s deflation is that it is moderate but persistent.