Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up in May, signaling persistent price pressures nationwide.

Japan’s consumer inflation gathered pace in April due to higher energy and food prices, although it is unclear if this will ...

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

The Japanese government is releasing stockpiled rice to retailers at reduced prices to address high consumer costs.

Core consumer prices in Tokyo climbed 3.6 percent in May from a year earlier, rising at the fastest pace in over two years, ...

Japan's annual inflation rate stood at 3.6% in April 2025, unchanged from the previous month while remaining at its lowest ...

Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April on steady rises in food costs, ...

The food price gains are a worrisome sign for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of a summer election expected to be held by ...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.5% from a year earlier in April, higher than economists' expectations.

Japan's core inflation rate accelerated in April to 3.5 percent as rice prices almost doubled year-on-year, official data showed Friday.

Japan's core consumer prices in April climbed 3.5 percent from a year earlier, increasing at the fastest pace in more than ...