The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher than the 3% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

Japan's core inflation slowed for a second straight month in July but stayed above the central bank's 2% target, keeping ...

Japan's core inflation rate eased to 3.1% from 3.3% in June, but remains above the Bank of Japan's 2% target. Overall, Japan’s core inflation rate eased to 3.1% from 3.3% in June, the data from the ...

Japan's core inflation rate in July likely slowed from the previous month but remained above the Bank of Japan's 2% target, a ...

Japan's core consumer prices in July rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier as food costs remained high, government data showed ...

The Bank of Japan will likely be raising interest rates as it is behind the curve in dealing with the risk of inflation, U.S.

Rice prices in Japan soared by 90.7% in July year-on-year, official data showed today, but the rate of increase slowed from ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 percent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed ...

Japan’s economy is caught between inflationary monetary policy and powerful agricultural interests. There is no easy way out.

Nevertheless, some rate-setters at the BoJ have said that persistently high rice prices may prompt second-round effects in the coming months, indicating that they may be willing to consider raising ...

Grocery shopping used to be a ritual. Now it’s a negotiation.Foreign residents across Japan are recalculating their daily ...

Our central forecast is that by the end of 2025, the BoJ will have raised once more to 0.75 per cent in line with its extensive signalling.