TOKYO -- Japan's core consumer price index rose 2.9% in October from a year earlier, climbing for the first time in four months, according to official data released on Friday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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Japan's inflation rose in October for the first time in four months
Core consumer price index up 2.9% on higher hotel fees
People shop for groceries at a store in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 10. (Makoto Okada)
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