TOKYO (AP) - A key indicator of Japanese prices rose in October for the first time in more than five years, the government said Friday, but experts warn that the country has yet to fully overcome its headache of deflation that has been stunting the nation's recovery.
The nationwide core consumer price index rose 0.1 percent in October from a year earlier, the Public Management Ministry said.
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