Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising ...

Mr Uchida’s remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump said that he has struck a “massive” trade deal with Japan.

Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...

The election Sunday is about inflation that has been running between 3.5 percent and 4 percent.

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as food inflation showed signs of ...

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

The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline inflation's two-year high of 4% in January. So-called "core-core ...

Japan’s inability to lift inflation is “one of the biggest unsolved challenges in the profession,” said Mark Gertler, a professor of economics at New York University who has studied the issue.