TOKYO -- Japan's core consumer price index, which excludes fresh food, rose 3.1% in July from a year earlier, down from a 3.3% rise in June, according to official data released Friday.
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A supermarket in Tokyo. Food prices continued to rise in July in Japan. (Photo by Makoto Okada)
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