Reuters with the headline from an unnamed Japanese government official
- No change in government view prices are rising as a trend when stripping away effect of energy price falls
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Ordinarily you'd expect comments from Aso and Amariafter the CPI data etc.
But ... Amari is goneski:
- Japan's Amari resigns as economy minister
- Japan's Abe to name Nobuteru Ishimara as new economy minister
Which leaves two questions:
- Who is this spokesman?
- What on earth is he smoking?