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Japanese DDR5 Prices Surge: 128GB Corsair Kit Hits ¥514,800

Akihabara shops surveyed from October 17 to 24, 2026 were listing high-capacity DDR5 kits at eye-watering prices, with Corsair and Crucial models all seeing sharp jumps. The Corsair 128GB DDR5-6000 kit was the standout at ¥514,800, up 62.4% from the previous survey on September 12

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Coverage
8 outlets · 8 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Slovenia
English
Countries concerned
Japan
Economy & energy · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

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  • Confirmed by 1 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by fr.vgtimes.com (Slovenia), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. Japanese DDR5 Prices Surge: 128GB Corsair Kit Hits ¥514,800
    fr.vgtimes.comSISlovenia → JapanEnglish