TOKYO -- Japan's core consumer price index climbed 3.1% last year to mark its biggest gain since 1982, official data showed on Friday, driven up by rising food costs and as a weaker yen made imports more expensive.
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Rising grocery prices have been hitting the wallets of shoppers in Japan. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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