epa10031281 People walk past a grocery store at a shopping street in Sugamo district in Tokyo, Japan, 24 June 2022. According to data released by Japan's government, the national consumer price index (CPI) in May 2022 increased by 2.1 percent year-on-year, due to higher energy and food prices, a rise recorded for the ninth consecutive month. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
