🇯🇵 Japan — Economy

The IMF Executive Board's 2026 Article IV review found Japan's economy transitioning from extraordinary monetary easing toward policy normalization, with domestic demand and labor shortages driving steady growth.

Core consumer prices in Tokyo's central wards rose 1.6% year-on-year in June 2026, up from 1.3% the prior month, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for further interest-rate hikes.