By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese real wages fell for a fourth consecutive month in April, eroded by stubborn ...

Ernie Higa, Chairman and CEO of Higa Industries, discusses Japan's skyrocketing rice prices, the country's cost push ...

Household spending fell 0.1 per cent in April from a year earlier. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Core inflation in Japan's capital hit a more than two-year high on persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, ...

Japan recession fears and weak consumer demand weigh on rate hike bets, while US labor data could shift Fed stance and impact ...

The average price of a 60kg bag of rice harvested in 2024 has reached an all-time high of more than ¥26,400 ($184). While Japan has not run out of supply, it has yet to recover from a poor 2023 ...

TOKYO] Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday (Jun 3) the country’s economy can withstand the hit from US tariffs ...

TOKYO] The Bank of Japan should continue to proceed with monetary tightening, which would support a “normalisation of the yen ...

The private sector has joined the government in pushing for 1% real wage growth annually over the next five years, as wages ...

Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was stable at 4.2% in April 2025 ...