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Japan's annual inflation rate stood at 3.6% in April 2025, unchanged from the previous month while remaining at its lowest ...
Japan’s exports to the United States, its largest single trading partner, fell nearly 2% in April as tariff hikes imposed by ...
Japan’s core inflation rate climbed at its fastest rate in more than two years in April, piling pressure on the Bank of Japan ...
Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April, data showed on Friday, raising ...
Inflation was boosted by sharp rises in the prices of some foods, including rice, a Japanese staple. Core inflation, which in Japan excludes fresh food but not energy, rose at an annual rate of 3.5 ...
Hotter-than-expected core inflation supports a Bank of Japan interest rate hike in July. The BoJ is expected to deliver a 25 ...
The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.
A record surge in the price of rice drove Japan's consumer inflation higher in April. The country's staple crop nearly doubled in price compared to the same month a year earlier.
Japan's trade deficit decreased significantly to ¥115.85B in April 2025 from ¥504.69B in the same month a year earlier, ...
The official data released Friday showed rice prices up a whopping 98.4 percent compared to April 2024 following a 92.5-percent increase in March ...
Japan's exports to the U.S. dropped 1.8% in April from a year earlier, reflecting weaker demand for cars and machinery ...
Japanese exports rose 2% in April from a year earlier but shipments to the U.S. fell 1.8%, data from the Ministry of Finance ...