Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy, faces mounting debt with a government debt-to-GDP ratio near 260% and rising inflation. Despite strong exports, a rapidly aging population and minimal ...

The Japanese economy, long a model of prosperity and fiscal discipline, is going through a period of complex turbulence.

Japan’s furor over rising rice prices is a reminder that state security is built on food.

Statistics SA noted that vegetable prices were volatile ... to 3% (from a band of 3% to 6%), and recently pointed out that the current inflation rate is lower than that of Japan (3.6%), making this an ...

All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost ...

Rice prices hike by 98% despite Japan's imports for 1st time in years due to decreased production, with no projection for ...

The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May rose 3.4% YoY as compared to 3.5% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed ... the day at 143.80. Inflation measures ...

Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em. Central bank heads Jay Powell, Andrew Bailey and Kazuo Ueda all followed the first part of Kenny Rogers’ advice at their respective rate meetings this ...

Inflation spiked at a two-year high in April ... Applying current trends, Japan’s population is estimated to shrink by almost 40 million in the next 40 years, with experts predicting it to ...

UK inflation higher than expected before interest rates decision - Stock market reaction and business news from Wednesday ...

Despite a slight moderation to 6.3% in FY26, India's economic growth remains robust, outpacing global trends. Fueled by ...