---
status: not_available
error: "Document not found on source site (METI) or via search. Release may be delayed or pending indexing."
group_key: 402074
date_searched: 2026-03-31T00:10:00Z
urls_tried:
  - http://www.meti.go.jp
  - https://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/tyo/syoudai/index.html
---

# Source Document Not Available

The source document for the Japan Retail Sales (Feb 2026) release from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) could not be retrieved.

**Reason:** 
Extensive searching via Perplexity (including sonar-pro) confirmed that the data was scheduled for release on March 31, 2026, at 08:50 JST (23:50 UTC on March 30). However, no direct PDF or HTML publication link from METI was found. A direct attempt to access the METI English statistics portal timed out, and search results only provided secondary forecasts (-1.2% MoM median) rather than the official preliminary report.

**Indicators requested:** 
- Retail Sales MoM (JP)