Japan's core consumer prices in August rise 1.7% on year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in August rose 1.7 percent from a year earlier, government data showed Friday.The increase in the nation
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core consumer prices in August rose 1.7 percent from a year earlier, government data showed Friday.The increase in the nation

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