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 ...

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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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Japan's June core inflation likely slowed but remained above the central bank's 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, keeping it ...