By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan is on the verge of repeating the policy mishap that led to decades of ...

Japan’s bond market turmoil is becoming a larger warning about government debt, inflation pressures and the limits of fiscal ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 26 (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation as measured by a new central bank gauge accelerated in April ...

Government efforts to curb inflation are clearly bearing fruit . Tokyo inflation unexpectedly eased to 1.4% year-on-year in May (vs 1.5% in April, 1.6% market consensus and ING).

Japan’s economy delivered a sweeping batch of better-than-expected data for April, characterized by a sharp acceleration in ...

Bank of Japan's new trend gauge shows core inflation hit 2.8% in April, nearly double official CPI, raising expectations for ...

Japan's annual core inflation slowed to a four-year low ​in April due to the effect of subsidies on fuel and education, data ...

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food — was lower than the 1.7% expected by economists polled by Reuters and ...

Japan’s annual inflation rate decreased to 1.5% in January 2026 from 2.1% the previous month, marking the lowest level since March 2022. Food inflation also dropped to 3.9%, a 15-month low due to the ...

Japan's central bank has today sharply hiked its inflation forecasts for the current year and halved its growth projections after the Iran war sent oil prices soaring.

Japans inflation rate slowed further in April 2026, with core consumer prices dropping below the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% ...

Japan’s consumer price index eased unexpectedly in April, mainly due to government measures and lower food prices from last ...