Bank of Japan : Measures of Underlying Inflation

Measures of underlying inflation (the so-called core inflation measures) -- obtained by removing transitory disturbances from the actual movements observed in the consumer prices -- are frequently ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s property market gets new lease on life

More than six years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office with a vow to defeat deflation, consumer prices are still barely rising, well short of the Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target. ... ( read original story ...)

Trump in Japan: Pomp and tense circumstance

TOKYO — All the pomp and pageantry in the world couldn't paper over the tensions between President Donald Trump and Japan's Shinzo Abe on two of their most pressing issues: North Korea and trade. The ... ( read original story ...)