Japan inflation cools to 2.1%, lowest since March 2022, but rice prices loom large ahead of election

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations ...

Japan's December exports growth drops to 5.1%, missing expectations, as shipments to US plunge

Reuters-polled analysts had estimated exports growth would remain unchanged from November at 6.1%.

Japan’s annual inflation tumbles to 2.1% in December; core inflation hits 14-month low

Japan’s annual inflation rate decreased to 2.1% in December 2025, down from 2.9% in November and the lowest since March 2022.

Japan's core inflation slows in December but stays above BOJ goal

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation slowed in the year to December but stayed above the ...
Japan Today

Chinese customers at Japan department stores dive 40% in December

Department stores in Japan saw the number of Chinese customers and their duty-free purchases both dive about 40 percent in December from a year earlier, amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the ...
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Japan’s vehicle market declines 2% in December

Japan’s new vehicle market expanded by 1.7% to 335,459 units in December 2025, up from 329,786 units a year earlier, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers ...