Topic: Hiroshi Watanabe

Japanese consumer prices flat in February

Japanese inflation stayed flat for a second month in February, data showed Friday, but analysts warned the country will sink into deflation soon as the global downturn hits demand at home and abroad.The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh ...
Japanese production fell at the fastest rate on record in November as firms closed factories and cut jobs due to slumping demand brought on by the global economic crisis, according to the latest data.Industrial output in the world's second largest economy plunged ...