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 ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds ...

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

TOKYO] Japan’s ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house, an exit poll for Sunday’s (Jul 20) ...

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 ...

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Japan holds Upper House elections every three years to fill half the chamber’s 248 seats. This year, 124 regular seats and ...

Voting has begun for Japan's House of Councillors election. All eyes on whether the ruling coalition will be able to retain ...

TOKYO] Japan’s key price measure cooled a tad more than expected while remaining well above the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) target, ...

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, ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2% in June year-on-year, official data showed today, piling further pressure on Prime Minister ...