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

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 ...

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

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

Government data on Friday showed Japan’s core inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, its highest in more than 2 years. The rise ...

USD/JPY slips as Tokyo inflation tops BoJ target; all eyes now on US PCE data and Fed rate path to gauge next move.

Japan's core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent. This happened as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, ...

TOKYO—Japanese government ... picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity, placing the Bank of Japan in a difficult position when it considers future rate hikes.

Japanese data paint a mixed picture of the economy. There are growing downside risks as output contracts. Yet, there are increasing upside risks for inflation. The Bank of Japan is likely to ...

Japans core inflation surged to 3.5% in April, marking its fastest pace in over two years and intensifying speculation of a ...