Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area eased in June but remained firmly above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, leaving the central bank balancing on a policy tightrope.

Inflation in Tokyo slowed for the first time in four months as energy price gains eased and the municipal government waived some water charges for households ahead of a national election likely to center on the cost-of-living crunch.

Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital slowed sharply in June due to temporary cuts to utility bills but stayed well above the central bank's 2% target, keeping alive market expectations for further interest rate hikes.

TOKYO — Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the East Asian nation’s first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

Takahiro Shiraishi, pictured here on a police vehicle in 2017, made contact with his victims on social media then lured them to his apartment Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017,

Takahiro Shiraishi’s victims included young women considering suicide, whom he lured to his home using social media and murdered. It was Japan’s first execution since 2022.