Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up in May, signaling persistent price pressures nationwide.

Core consumer prices in Tokyo climbed 3.6 percent in May from a year earlier, rising at the fastest pace in over two years, ...

TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation sped up in November ... compared with a 2.3% increase in October. Fresh food prices spiked 8.7% after rising 2.1% in the previous month.

The Japanese government is releasing stockpiled rice to retailers at reduced prices to address high consumer costs.

Japan's core consumer prices in April climbed 3.5 percent from a year earlier, increasing at the fastest pace in more than ...

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

The final au Jibun Bank Japan Services purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 51.0 in May from 52.4 in April, although it ...

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

Japan's core consumer prices in August rose 2.8% from a year before, led by the sharpest increase in rice prices in nearly 49 years and higher electricity rates, internal affairs ministry data ...

Japan's annual inflation rate stood at 3.6% in April 2025, unchanged from the previous month while remaining at its lowest ...

McDonald’s Holdings Japan reported a record net profit for the first half despite price rises, with operating profit up a third. The number of customers continued to grow, even following price ...

TOKYO (Reuters ... sluggish consumer demand. The central bank hiked rates again to 0.5% in January this year and has signalled a readiness to keep tightening if wages continue to increase.