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

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

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

placing the Bank of Japan in a difficult position when it considers future rate hikes. Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose 3.6% in May from a year earlier ...

The food price gains are a worrisome sign for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of a summer election expected to be held by ...

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

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

Japan's core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed Friday.

The Bank of Japan core CPI rose 3.5% in April 2025, the fastest increase since January 2023, primarily due to a 986.6% surge ...

Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 3.6 per cent in the year to May, data showed on Friday, marking a more than two-year ...

Japan's monthly average real wages fell 0.5 percent in the fiscal year ended March, marking the third consecutive yearly ...