Two woman look at the currency rates at a money exchange in Shinjuku district in Tokyo on July 24, 2026. Core inflation accelerated in Japan in June, official data showed as the Middle East war and a weak yen pushed up prices for consumers in the world's fourth-biggest economy. A falling yen, which overnight hit a fresh four-decade low against the US dollar, also increases the cost of imports like oil and food for resource-poor Japan. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)