Japan’s core inflation rate fell to 3.3% in June, offering some relief after hitting a 29-month high. The core inflation ...

Japan’s underlying inflation measures increased the most on record, as higher energy prices and a weak yen continue to push businesses to pass their costs onto consumers.

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation reading, which policy doves argue suggests weak consumer demand but ...

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...

Japan’s consumer prices rose at a faster pace than expected in May while the deeper inflation trend continued to strengthen, outcomes that could fuel speculation the central bank will raise its ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline inflation's two-year high of 4% in January. So-called "core-core ...

Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida has pointed out economic risks associated with price risks and trade worries. Uchida termed the situation as “extremely high” with uncertainties. He was giving a speech ...

They point to Japan as an example of how demographic trends can alter economies over time. Since the 1990s, Japan's aging population has caused inflation and interest rates to fall.

If the United States’ bout of rising prices soon eases, its economy could fall back into the cycle of weak inflation that preceded the pandemic — a situation much like Japan’s.

Marcella Chow, global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, noted that rice accounts for approximately half of Japan's core inflation, and future inflation trends are heavily reliant on ...