TOKYO: Japanese consumer prices rose in November for the first time in more than two years, the government said Tuesday, offering the latest sign the country is emerging from years of falling prices that have prolonged its economic slump.
The turnaround is good news for the world's second-largest economy, but boosts the possibility the central bank will begin tightening its ultra-loose monetary policy or raise interest rates some time next year.
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