Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Japan's annual inflation rate eased to 3.3% in June 2025 from 3.5% in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since ...

Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting lingering price pressures that back market expectations for further interest ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was clinging on Monday even after his coalition disastrously lost its upper house ...

Voters angry at inflation turned to other parties, notably the "Japanese first" Sanseito, which made strong gains with its ...

Japan’s ruling coalition is on track to lose its majority in the upper house, according to exit polls from Sunday’s election ...

The result is the second dismal election showing for Mr Ishiba since he became premier in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Japan’s inability to lift inflation is “one of the biggest unsolved challenges in the profession,” said Mark Gertler, a professor of economics at New York University who has studied the issue.