This is the first rise in core inflation since March, and was in line with the1.6% growth expected by economists polled by Reuters.

TOKYO, July 24 : Japan's core consumer prices rose 1.6 per cent in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.The core consumer price index, which includes oil…

TOKYO, July 24 : Japan's core consumer prices rose 1.6 per cent in June from a year earlier, staying below the central bank's 2 per cent target for a fifth straight month as fuel…