By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese households will get no respite from rising living costs with a five-fold increase ...

Ishiba has opposed lowering the sales tax ahead of an Upper House election where voters will vote on the performance of his ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has opposed lowering the sales tax ahead of an upper house election where voters will ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday he will consider what will be "the most appropriate" framework for governing after ...

A retirement expert says that income, investments and interest rates are all long-term factors to consider for Japan ...

The Bank of Japan faces scrutiny ahead of its policy meeting, with potential interest rate hikes anticipated if inflation ...

A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 3.3% in May, data showed on Wednesday, keeping alive expectations ...

Tokyo consumer inflation slowed in June, but held above the 3 percent-level for the third straight month due to higher food ...

Japan's job availability ratio in May decreased 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.24, falling for the first time in ...

Japan’s core inflation hit 3.7% in May, the fastest annual pace in more than two years and keeping pressure on the central ...

Foreigners divested Japanese stock for the first time in 12 weeks in the week through June 21 on caution over the Israel-Iran ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...