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Pedestrians cross an intersection at dusk in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Japans key measure of inflation rose at the fastest rate since May, with a higher sales tax boosting prices for a third month and a less-pronounced drop in gas prices also buoying the figure. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Pedestrians cross an intersection at dusk in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Japans key measure of inflation rose at the fastest rate since May, with a higher sales tax boosting prices for a third month and a less-pronounced drop in gas prices also buoying the figure. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images