Government data on Friday showed Japan’s core inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, its highest in more than 2 years. The rise ...

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.

Core inflation in Japan's capital hit a more than two-year high on persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, ...

Japan's Weighted Median Inflation Index, a key measure of the country’s trend inflation, rose 1.1% in April, slowing from a 1.3% increase in March, the latest data published by the Bank of Japan ...

In fact, the return of inflation is a primary reason why ... to increase wages to retain and attract talent.” Should the trend of rising wages in Japan continue, there would be tangible benefits ...

USD/JPY slips as Tokyo inflation tops BoJ target; all eyes now on US PCE data and Fed rate path to gauge next move.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in July, data showed on Friday, but a slowdown in demand-driven price growth could complicate the central bank's ...

A downward trend in spending eases demand-driven ... USD/JPY movement will hinge on the inflation figures from Japan and the US. A break below the 150.201 resistance level would bring the 148. ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese inflation eased in February ... high prices while paying close attention to the impact of price trends on households and business activities," top government spokesman ...

Yet the increase in closures this year underscores larger economic trends in Japan: Inflation is rising after almost three “lost decades” of economic stagnation; the yen, although it has risen ...

But the “core core” index, which excludes fresh food and energy costs and is closely watched by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) as a key gauge of broader inflation trends, rose 1.9% after increasing 2 ...