Japan inflation reaches highest level since December 2025

- Japan’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.1% Y/Y in September 2026 from 1.9% in each of the previous two months, reaching its highest level since December 2025.
- On a monthly basis, consumer prices were flat in September after rising 0.1% in
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