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

Core inflation in Japan’s capital surged to a more than two-year high in May, primarily driven by persistent increases in ...

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

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

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

Rice is getting too expensive in Japan. Many people cant afford it, and its becoming a big problem. The government is trying ...

A record surge in the price of rice drove Japan's consumer inflation higher in April. The country's staple crop nearly doubled in price compared to the same month a year earlier.

Japanese government bonds edged up slightly on Friday, clawing back ground after a brutal week that saw yields on long-term ...

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

"Major financial events often happen first in Japan, for example the late-1990s tech bubble bursting first in Japan," Albert ...

Inflation spiked at a two-year high in April as rice prices almost doubled in Japan. Picture: iStock The rocketing cost of a key part of Japanese people’s diet is growing into a crisis for the ...

The latest uptick in inflation was driven mostly by a food price surge of 7.0% in a sign many companies hiked prices at the April start of Japan's new fiscal year. The price of rice spiked 98.6% ...