The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed from 3.2 percent in January, remaining above the Bank of ... "A rise in food prices, including rice... can affect the basic pace of inflation through ...

OKAYAMA--The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to ... as among the most hawkish in the BOJ's nine-member board. Core consumer inflation hit 2.7% in July and has been at or above the 2% ...

Stocks slid sharply as core PCE inflation rose more than expected ... Asia Pacific moved mostly lower during trading on Friday. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index tumbled by 1.8%, while China's Shanghai ...

TOKYO — Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed above the central bank's target and accelerated in March on steady gains in food costs, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market ...

which could amplify fears that the economy was facing a period of tepid growth and high inflation amid an escalation in trade tensions. The report from the Commerce Department on Friday showed a ...

due mainly to the end of government subsidies to curb inflation. Government subsidies covered ¥1.3 per kilowatt-hour in March, but will not be provided next month, the firms said Friday.

Japan Prime Minister (PM) Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday that “we need to achieve wage gains that exceed pace of inflation, which is imminent task and key growth strategy for Japan.” ...

In total, prices for 11,707 items are set to rise in the first nine months of ... has promised action to mitigate the impact of sharp inflation on consumer spending, but has struggled to implement ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (front R), accompanied by Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (front L), receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

Major food and beverage producers in Japan are planning to increase prices for 4,225 products in April, Teikoku Databank said Monday. The number of food and beverage items subject to price hikes ...