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

TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation sped up in ... while companies are expected to continue passing a rise in labor expenses to services prices slowly. “From the perspective of inflation ...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.5% from a year earlier in April, higher than economists' expectations.

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

TOKYO] Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday (Jun 3) the country’s economy can withstand the hit from US tariffs ...

Japan’s land prices rose at their fastest pace in 34 ... monetary stimulus program that was imposed to boost sluggish consumer demand. The central bank hiked rates again to 0.5% in January ...

TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.2 percent in January from a year earlier, the biggest gain in 19 months, amid higher rice and energy costs, government data showed ...

Their expectations, as is typical, are well above Japan's headline inflation, which hit 3.7% in February. "The recent rise in food and gasoline prices likely ... in March and consumer sentiment ...

Japan’s households cut spending for a second month as inflation continues to deter consumption, backing the case for the Bank of Japan to take a cautious approach to rate hikes. Outlays by ...

The core consumer price index (CPI) for Japan’s capital ... recent cost-push inflation could change into a sustained rise in prices driven by robust domestic demand. The BOJ has pledged to ...

Beef bowls are serious business in Japan ... year with price rises having little impact on locals’ appetite for dining out. Prices for about 60 per cent of Sukiya’s menu will rise starting ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's land prices rose at their fastest pace in ... stimulus programme that was imposed to boost sluggish consumer demand. The central bank hiked rates again to 0.5% in January ...