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

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Core inflation in Japan's capital surged to a more than two-year high in May, primarily driven by persistent increases in ...

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

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% ...

The government has been releasing some of its stockpiled rice since March, but that has yet to translate to lower prices.

Bond investors are demanding more and more compensation to hold long-dated US debt as global markets grow anxious about the ...

The news also puts pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections in July and after a minister was forced to resign over a gaffe about the national food staple, while officials were ...

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 ...

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