Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.

TOKYO, Aug 21 : Japan's core consumer prices rose 1.8 per cent in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.The core consumer price index, which includes oil…

TOKYO: Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated in July from a year earlier as firms passed on rising import costs from a weak yen and the US-Israeli war on Iran, data showed…