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May 27, 2016JAPAN CPI, APRIL 2016 
Japanese prices declined 0.3 per cent from April 2015 to April 2016. This was primarily attributable to lower energy prices (-12.6 per cent) as well as slowing inflation for food prices (1.2 per cent). Excluding food and energy (but including alcoholic beverages), Japanese inflation was 0.7 per cent.
(Note there was a 3 per cent sales tax hike implemented in April 2014).
Japan Statistics Bureau - Consumer Price Index