Tokyo's key inflation gauge accelerated for a third month even as the government took steps to reduce energy costs, bolstering the case for another Bank of Japan interest-rate increase. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/28/economy/tokyo-cpi-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #japaneseeconomy #energy #middleeast #boj #economicindicators #internalaffairsministry