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.

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.

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

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.

TOKYO--Japanese government data released ... more cautious about the impact of food inflation on overall consumer prices,, especially as rice prices surge. "Now we are facing another round of ...

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% ...