The pace of Japan’s consumer inflation was a little stronger than expected even as the resumption of government energy subsidies slowed price gains, backing the case for the Bank of Japan to ...

[TOKYO] Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital stayed above the central bank’s target and accelerated in March on steady gains in food costs, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market ...

TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) - Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed above the central bank's target and accelerated in March on steady gains in food costs, data showed on Friday ...

TOKYO :Japan's core inflation hit 3.0 per cent in February and an index stripping away the effect of fuel rose at the fastest pace in nearly a year, a sign of broadening price pressure that ...

A woman looks at items at a shop in Tokyo, Japan. Core inflation in Japan slowed to 3% in February. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File photo Tokyo, Japan – Japan’s core inflation rate ...

After hitting a nearly 42-year high of 4.3% in January, core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital Tokyo--a leading indicator of nationwide trends--slowed to 3.3% in February as the spike in ...

TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation slowed in February thanks to the government’s reintroduction of energy subsidies, but remained well above the Bank of Japan’s target of 2%. Overall ...

Japan Prime Minister (PM) Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday that “we need to achieve wage gains that exceed pace of inflation, which is imminent task and key growth strategy for Japan.” ...

"The strength in underlying inflation in February suggests that the Bank of Japan could hike rates at its next meeting in May but we still expect that uncertainty over the impact of US tariffs ...

Just when it appeared that the yen scare could be easing, Japan has reported an uptick in core inflation. Data released early Friday showed Japan's core inflation, which stripes out prices for ...