Tokyo inflation picks up but BOJ's price target remains distant
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's core consumer price inflation picked up slightly more than expected in January due to higher energy prices, but Japan's central bank still has a long way to achieve its elusive 2 percent inflation target.The Bank of Japan on Wednesday cut its consumer inflation forecasts and maintained its massive stimulus programme, with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warning of growing risks to the economy from protectionism and faltering demand.Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading..