By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation slowed below the central bank's 2% target for a second ...

Japan’s inflation cooled sharply in December, hitting multi-year lows. Rice inflation eased, but prices remain near record highs nationwide. Data lands as the prime minister moves toward a snap ...

The yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond climbed last month to approximately 2.44%, a peak driven by persistent ...

Government data showed the inflation figure — which strips out prices of fresh food — was in line with the 1.8% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

Japan stocks are surging on AI optimism, easing inflation fears and hopes of a patient BoJ. ETFs like EWJ, BBJP and DXJ may ...

Japan’s annual inflation rate decreased to 2.1% in December 2025, down from 2.9% in November and the lowest since March 2022. Meanwhile, food inflation dropped to 5.1%, while core inflation fell to ...

Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated for the first time in five months, suggesting price pressures were building even ...

Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing ...

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 easing. The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was in line with ...

TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan's annual core consumer inflation hit a two-year low to ⁠match ⁠the central bank's 2% target in January, data showed ⁠on Friday, suggesting weakening price pressure that ...