TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

The increase in rice prices slowed marginally to a 100.2% increase year over year, down from 101.7% in May.

Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a majority in the 248-seat upper house in Sunday’s vote.

Japanese households' inflation expectations held steady in the three months to June, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday, ...

Japan’s key price measure cooled a tad more than expected while remaining well above the Bank of Japan’s target, keeping ...

Asian stock markets began Friday's session with modest gains, as a rally in global equities gained fresh momentum from strong ...

Japan’s ruling coalition is on track to lose its majority in the upper house, according to exit polls from Sunday’s election ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the need to establish a common understanding among parties on the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's core inflation slowed in June due to temporary cuts in utility bills but stayed above the central bank's 2% target, highlighting lingering price pressures that will keep ...