The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed on Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh pressure on Prime ...

This inflation spike is pivotal ahead of the upper house election on July 20, putting pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.3 per cent, compared to April’s 3.0 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Rice prices in Japan have more than doubled, driving inflation to a multi-year high and impacting PM Ishiba`s approval ...

Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday that trade negotiations with the U.S. "remained in a fog" despite ...

Japan’s key consumer inflation measure accelerated to a fresh two-year high as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gears up for a ...

Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts.

Japan is not often considered to be a nation of unrest. But it takes rice seriously. Eto Taku, the country’s agriculture ...

A series of mid-December meetings with union leaders and Nippon Steel executives as Japan’s largest steelmaker aggressively ...

Japan’s ruling party said it aims to ensure workers secure a cumulative 50% pay increase by 2040 with the economy expanding to a value of ¥1 quadrillion ($6.9 trillion) as it unveiled its platform ...

KANANASKIS, Canada (Reuters) -Japanese premier Shigeru Ishiba's bid to get U.S. President Donald Trump to relax tariffs ...

A new survey shows that it is still hard for women in Japan to take part in politics. Many women feel worried about their ...