Any measures to ease inflation in Japan must be speedy and shouldn’t impede the government’s ability to fund social services, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday, in a ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- "Tax cut" and "consumption tax" were listed among the policy-related words trending on X in recent weeks, ...

The Engel coefficient, which measures how much of household income goes to food, has hit a 43-year high.. This suggests Japan may be facing the wrong kind of inflation. Perhaps one that makes ...

Japan’s core inflation rate slowed in September, marking the first decline in five months, driven by government utility subsidies aimed at alleviating price pressures. According to data released ...

Yields on 10-year Japanese government debt have hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis as markets begin to price in the risk of populist campaign pledges and political uncertainty ...

Service-sector inflation is being closely watched by the Bank of Japan for clues on whether prospects of sustained ... The May year-on-year gain in the services producer price index, which measures ...

Japan's services producer price index, which measures the price companies charge each other for services, rose 2.9% in October from a year earlier, BOJ data showed, accelerating from a 2.8% gain ...

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

Rice prices in Japan more than doubled in May, spiking 101.7% year over year and marking their largest increase in over half a century. The huge spike follows a 98.4% increase in April, and a rise ...

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 despite tariff ...

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. Get Tri-state area news delivered to your inbox with NBC New ...

Rice prices in Japan more than doubled in May, spiking 101.7% year over year and marking their largest increase in over half a century. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The huge ...