TOKYO—Japanese prices fell at the fastest pace since 2013 in June, while consumption remains weaker than expected despite the best jobs market in decades, data released Friday showed, adding pressure on the central bank to take action later in the day. Consumer prices for items excluding fresh food fell 0.5% in June from a year earlier, the fourth consecutive month of declines, the government said. That was larger than a 0.4%...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 29, 2016 00:01 UTC