Core inflation in Japan's capital hit a more than two-year high on persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, ...

Japan will set up a minister-level meeting as early as this week to address the supply of rice, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity.

Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April on steady rises in food costs, ...

Japan’s core inflation rate climbed at its fastest rate in more than two years in April, piling pressure on the Bank of Japan ...

Japan's inflation will remain in focus this week, with BoJ Core CPI and Services Producer Price Index on Tuesday and Tokyo ...

TOKYO] Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday (Jun 3) the country’s economy can withstand the hit from US tariffs ...

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

Retail sales in Japan grew by 3.3% year-on-year in April 2025, up from a 3.1% gain in the previous month and surpassing ...

The government has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March, but that has yet to translate to lower prices.

Hotter-than-expected core inflation supports a Bank of Japan interest rate hike in July. The BoJ is expected to deliver a 25 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's core consumer inflation hit 3.5% in April to advance at its fastest annual pace in more than two ...