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

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

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

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

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 ...

Japan is now caught between two pressures: tame inflation and protect the yen, or hold rates low and risk capital flight.

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

A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 3.1% in April, data showed on Tuesday, keeping alive expectations ...

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 Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday that Japan reaffirmed that it was not backing down in wanting tariffs to be reduced. Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa will leave Japan on ...

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

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