Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's core consumer price index rose 1.4 pct in April from a year earlier, marking the 56th consecutive month of growth, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at 112.5 against

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.

TOKYO, May 22 : Japan's annual core inflation slowed to a four-year low in April due to the effect of subsidies on fuel and education, data showed on Friday, though analysts…