The Japanese government is releasing stockpiled rice to retailers at reduced prices to address high consumer costs.

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.

Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up in May, signaling persistent price pressures nationwide.

TOKYO] Japanese real wages fell for a fourth consecutive month in April, eroded by stubborn inflation that has continued to ...

Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating ...

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar fell Friday, on course for a losing week on concerns over ... than-expected Japanese consumer inflation increases the odds of a Bank of Japan rate hike in July ...

helping the Bank of Japan make a case for further interest-rate increases despite tariff concerns. Core consumer inflation excluding volatile fresh food prices rose 3.2% in March from a year ...

Japan’s land prices ... In about 64% of plots surveyed land prices exceeded the level in 2020 before the pandemic, the ministry said. But there were some concerns in the market about the ...

2025 Investing.com-- A sharper-than-expected rise in Tokyo’s consumer prices has boosted the likelihood of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike as early as June, ING analysts said in a note.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's land prices ... 64% of plots surveyed land prices exceeded the level in 2020 before the pandemic, the ministry said. But there were some concerns in the market about ...