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

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 ...

Headline inflation climbed 3.6% from a year ago, steady from the prior month and staying above the Bank of Japan's 2% target for more than three years. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has ...

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7 ...

Major central banks hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation, but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. Food inflation, especially rice prices, is a major factor behind the rise ...

Japan's core inflation likely decelerated in February from the previous month due to the resumption of energy subsidies, a Reuters poll showed, though the overall price trends will likely keep ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasizes the need for speedy measures to ease inflation, while ensuring sufficient funds for social services like medical care, elderly care, and pensions ...

Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed Friday, with prices excluding fresh food rising 3.0 percent year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy.

By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--Japan's core consumer inflation grew at a faster pace in March because of a rise in food prices, helping the Bank of Japan make a case for further interest-rate increases ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...