Key Highlights
- The hot drinks market includes retail sales of hot coffee, hot tea, and other hot drinks. The hot coffee segment includes coffee beans, decaffeinated instant coffee, standard instant coffee, ground coffee, and ground coffee pods. Hot tea segment covers black specialty tea, fruit and herbal tea, green tea, instant tea, tea pods, etc. Other hot drinks segment includes chocolate-based hot drinks, malt-based hot drinks, mate, roasted grain hot drinks, etc. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes.
- The Japanese hot drinks market recorded revenues of $14.99 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -4.9% between 2020 and 2025.
- Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 1.3% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 449.6 million kilograms in 2025.
- The Japanese hot drinks market experienced contraction during 2020-25, primarily due to rising production and import costs, driven by a weakened Japanese currency and global supply chain issues, which led to price increases across tea and coffee products.
Report Scope
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the hot drinks market in Japan
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the hot drinks market in Japan
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key hot drinks market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Japan hot drinks market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
- What was the size of the Japan hot drinks market by value in 2025?
- What will be the size of the Japan hot drinks market in 2030?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan hot drinks market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in Japan's hot drinks market?
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Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Nestle SA
- Ajinomoto Co Inc
- UCC Ueshima Coffee Co Ltd
- ITO EN Ltd

