Battery Aisle at Yodobashi Camera, Shinjuku

Yodobashi Camera stocks its Shinjuku store with rows of own-brand alkaline batteries, marketed under claims of up to 10-year shelf life for premium packs and 5 years for standard lines. Prices on the shelf tags run in the ¥300–¥340 range for ten-packs of AAA cells, taxes included. The store sits near the west exit of Shinjuku Station and ranks among the largest electronics retail complexes in the Yodobashi Camera chain, which was founded in 1960 and now operates multiple specialty buildings across the district selling cameras, appliances, and household goods. Household battery sales in Japan are governed by disposal rules that classify them as non-combustible waste, a point often noted on in-store signage like this display.

Photo taken in March 2023.