Japan’s inflation slowed more than expected in April, government data showed on May 22, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi considers further measures to drive down costs linked to the Middle East war.

TOKYO, May 21 : Japan's manufacturing activity slowed slightly in May, while service sector growth ground to a halt for the first time in over a year, as surging costs linked to…

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food — was lower than the 1.7% expected by economists polled by Reuters and below the 1.8% reading in March.