Prolonged high prices for food and other goods have pushed down consumer sentiment and real wages, while predictions for ...

The new forecast, still above private-sector forecasts for 0.5% growth, reflects worries that U.S. tariffs will make Japanese ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the central ... strips away both fresh food and fuel costs - closely watched by the BOJ as a measure of domestic ...

That’s supported by a different inflation measure, one that cuts out fuel and fresh food, which climbed 3.3% in May compared to 3.0% in April.

The headline inflation rate in the country dropped to 3.3%, coming down from 3.5% in May, but marking the 39th straight month that inflation has run above the Bank of Japan's 2% target.

The core consumer inflation rate hit a more than two-year high of 3.7% in May, remaining above the BOJ's 2% target for well over three years, due largely to a surge in food costs.

TOKYO (Reuters) -A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 3.1% in April, data showed on Tuesday, keeping alive expectations of further interest rate hikes by the central bank ...

The surge in rice prices comes as Japan's core inflation rate climbed to 3.7% in May, marking its highest level since January 2023. The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was ...

Japan's wholesale inflation slows, relieves interest rate-hike pressure By Leika Kihara July 9, 20257:14 PM PDTUpdated July 9, 2025 ...

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of easing. The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was in ...