In hopes of tackling continuing issues of inflation, the Japanese government okayed a wide-ranging economic package worth ...

Japan's core inflation in October held above the central bank's 2% target and a key index stripping away the effect of fuel ...

Japan's core consumer prices in October rose 2.3% from a year earlier, slowing from September's pace but continuing to exceed ...

Japan's headline inflation rate slipped to 2.3% in October, its lowest level since January and down from the 2.5% seen in ...

Japan's core consumer prices in October climbed 2.3 percent from a year earlier, increasing at a slower pace for the second straight ...

Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data showed on ...

Japan’s key inflation gauge held above the central bank’s target even as price gains moderated slightly, in data largely supporting the central bank’s view that underlying inflation remains solid.

The package is aimed at easing rising living costs and promoting business innovation and investment.

Inflation, excluding fresh food and energy, rose to a six-month high of 2.3 per cent in October and strengthens the case for a December rate rise by the Bank of Japan ...

Japan's minority government has today signed off on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers' ...

Chief government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday that the package expected to be worth 21.9 trillion yen ($141.8 ...

TOKYO -- Japan's core inflation rate slowed for the second straight month in October due to lower electricity prices, according to government data released on Friday.