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

Government data on Friday showed Japan’s core inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, its highest in more than 2 years. The rise is attributed to the country’s inclined prices as the central bank considers ...

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.

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

Japan's inflation-adjusted wages fell for the fourth straight month in April. Salaries rose but failed to keep pace with ...

The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August rose 2.6% YoY, compared to a 2.2% rise in the previous reading, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday. Meanwhile, the Tokyo CPI ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell in April, as consumers tightened their purse strings in the ...

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.

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 ...

The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July rose 2.2% YoY, compared to a 2.3% rise in the previous reading, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday. Meanwhile, the Tokyo CPI ex ...