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Bloomberg
a day ago
- General
- Bloomberg
You're Doing Japan Wrong
Hi friends, it's Brandon Presser, Bloomberg's foot soldier of travel, here to prevent you from doing Japan wrong. After living in Tokyo as a teen and again as a young professional, I've made visiting Japan a personal priority ever since. And, with international arrivals at an all-time high, it suddenly feels like the country is everyone else's priority too.
Wall Street Journal
3 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Tokyo Consumer Prices Signal Rise in Japan-Wide Inflation
TOKYO—Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up in May, signaling persistent price pressures nationwide. Excluding fresh food, consumer prices in Tokyo rose 3.6% in May from a year earlier as food prices continued to rise, official data showed Friday. That compared with April's 3.4% increase and the 3.5% growth expected in a poll of economists by data provider Quick.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Tokyo Prices Rising Most in Two Years Put Pressure on Ishiba
By Updated on Save Prices in Tokyo jumped the most in two years, in a worrisome sign for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of a summer election, and one that will keep the central bank on track for another rate hike in coming months. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.6% in the capital in May from a year earlier, accelerating from 3.4% in April, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said Friday. The increase, which outpaced economists' median forecast of a 3.5% gain, was the biggest since January 2023. Overall inflation came to 3.4%, matching a revised 3.4% in April.
