The number of food and beverage items expected to face price hikes in April totaled 4,225, the highest since October 2023, amid a sur ...

Japanese food and beverage companies will raise prices ... A total of 4,225 products will get price hikes, the most since October 2023, Teikoku said Monday based on a survey of 195 food and ...

It’s eaten with almost every meal, but a shortage of rice has sent prices soaring in Japan. The crisis has forced the ...

Japanese households' inflation expectations heightened in the three months to March, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Friday, ...

The Bank of Japan’s governor said that the central bank may have to consider responding by raising interest rates if the rise ...

“Our customers no longer think price hikes are something special.” The broadening in price increases from goods to services highlights a turning point in Japan’s economy, where stagnant wage ...

Japan's core inflation probably accelerated in March from the previous month as rice prices rose, a Reuters poll showed, a ...

Across the globe, food prices are rising. In places like South Africa, the increases are sharp and with no end in sight, ...

The government on Wednesday maintained its view in a monthly report that Japan's economy is recovering moderately but warned lackluster consumer spending stemming from prolonged price hikes poses ...

backing the case for the Bank of Japan to stay on a gradual rate hike path. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.0% from a year ago in February, decelerating from a 3.2% pace in January ...

Prices for the key ingredients in Japanese curry rice have ... meal prices by 50 to 80 yen. Price hikes have put pressure on a firm that delivers food to homes for the elderly.