TOKYO-Japan's consumer inflation picked up in September, backing the case for the central bank to raise interest rates again by the end of the year. Excluding fresh food, consumer prices climbed 2.1% in September from a year earlier, compared with August'... See more
By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--Japan's largest labor union group is seeking another year of wage increases big enough to anchor pay growth against persistent inflation. The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, said it will demand wage hikes of a... See more
By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--Japan's largest labor union group is seeking another year of wage increases big enough to anchor pay growth against persistent inflation. The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, said it will demand wage hikes of a... See more
By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--Cost-push price increases in Japan are spreading from corporate transactions to consumer-facing industries, branch managers of Japan's central bank said Thursday, pointing to broadening inflationary pressures across the country. ... See more
By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--Cost-push price increases in Japan are spreading from corporate transactions to consumer-facing industries, branch managers of Japan's central bank said Thursday, pointing to broadening inflationary pressures across the country. ... See more
