Most Japanese households expect prices to keep rising for the next few years, a central bank survey showed on Monday, reinforcing expectations the country was seeing conditions fall into place for ...

TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.9% year-on-year in September, data showed on Friday, staying above the central bank's 2% target and keeping alive expectations of a ...

The pace of Japan’s consumer inflation slowed abruptly on the back of government utility subsidies while remaining well above the Bank of Japan’s target hours before authorities are set to decide ...

Headline inflation for November fell to 2.9% from October's 3%. But it stayed above BOJ's target rate for a 44th straight month. Core inflation came in at 3%, in line with market estimates. Japan's ...

Japan's ¥21.3 trillion stimulus package targets inflation stabilisation, strengthening defence and diplomacy, and sustainable growth. The stimulus package should spur short-term growth and reduce ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -As Japanese authorities once again battle a slide in the yen, their efforts this time are struggling for traction, undermined by new prime minister Sanae Takaichi's promotion of ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is getting closer to attaining its inflation target, adding to signals that the BOJ may raise its interest rate at a policy meeting next week.

The 2% inflation target was set arbitrarily decades ago and may no longer fit today's economic realities. Persistently aiming for 2% inflation is increasingly difficult due to higher liquidity, larger ...

TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - ‌Japan's core consumer prices ‌rose 3.0% in November from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, staying above the central ‍bank's 2% target for the 44th straight month. The ...