Annual core inflation in Tokyo eased in February, falling below the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% target for the first time in 16 ...

The 1.5% figure ended a run of 45 straight months that the inflation rate has been above the Bank of Japan's 2% target.

Japans annual core consumer inflation slowed to 2.0% in January, marking its weakest pace in two years and adding complexity to the Bank of Japans next interest rate decision. The latest government ...

Consumer inflation, excluding volatile fresh food prices, climbed 2.0% in January from a year earlier, compared with December ...

Tokyo’s inflation held steady and industrial output unexpectedly rose, keeping the Bank of Japan on track to consider an interest rate hike in December or January. Consumer prices excluding fresh food ...

TOKYO - Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier, pushed up by food costs, with the rate remaining above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target, government ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan's annual core consumer inflation hit a two-year low to match the central bank's 2% target in January, data showed on Friday, suggesting weakening price ...