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

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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