Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity.

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

Government data on Friday showed Japan’s core inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, its highest in more than 2 years. The rise ...

Core inflation in Japan's capital surged to a more than two-year high in May, primarily driven by persistent increases in ...

USD/JPY slips as Tokyo inflation tops BoJ target; all eyes now on US PCE data and Fed rate path to gauge next move.

PRICES in Tokyo jumped the most in two years on surging food costs, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for another rate hike ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in July, data showed on Friday, but a slowdown in demand-driven price growth could complicate the central bank's ...

or if consumer inflation cools down, we can expect a positive trend in real wages" looking ahead, the official said. Japanese companies agreed to an average 5.1% wage hike in 2024, the biggest ...

USD/JPY trends will likely hinge on inflation numbers from Japan and the US and central bank commentary. Softer inflation figures from Japan could dampen bets on a Q4 2024 BoJ rate hike.

Yet the increase in closures this year underscores larger economic trends in Japan: Inflation is rising after almost three “lost decades” of economic stagnation; the yen, although it has risen ...

The government said Thursday it expects wage growth in Japan to outpace the ... is expected to exceed that of inflation throughout fiscal 2024, and such a trend is projected to be firmly ...

TOKYO—Japanese government data released Friday ... Tokyo CPI is viewed as an early indicator of nationwide inflation trends.