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

Nicholas Smith of CLSA discusses the upcoming Japanese upper house election, saying it will have little impact on markets. He ...

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 ...

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 upper house election on Sunday could shake up politics, with rising prices and a populist party gaining ground.

Japan’s inflation in June gives the Bank of Japan few reasons for immediate cheer. Headline and core inflation decelerated, ...

Japan’s key price measure cooled a tad more than expected while remaining well above the Bank of Japan’s target, keeping ...

Asian stock markets began Friday's session with modest gains, as a rally in global equities gained fresh momentum from strong ...

Japan’s ruling bloc led by the Liberal Democratic party is in danger of losing its majority in both houses of parliament for the first time in 15 years as a backlash led by first-time voters, ...

A core CPI reading that excludes both fresh food and energy costs rose to 3.4% y-o-y in June from 3.3% in the prior month. The print is watched by the BOJ as a gauge of underlying inflation. Headline ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing a critical electoral test on Sunday that could further complicate the ...