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Group 1 - Tokyo's core consumer price index (CPI) excluding fresh food rose by 2.8% year-on-year in November, slightly above economists' expectations of 2.7% [1][3] - The core inflation indicator, excluding fresh food and energy, also increased by 2.8%, with service prices rising by 1.5% year-on-year [3] - The increase in industrial output by 1.4% month-on-month in October, surpassing the consensus expectation of a 0.6% decline, indicates a recovery in manufacturing [5] Group 2 - The Japanese government announced an economic stimulus plan totaling 7.7 trillion yen (approximately 113 billion USD) to address rising living costs, which includes expanding utility subsidies and cutting gasoline taxes [7] - The largest labor union in Japan, Rengo, is urging the government to take more measures against inflation, as real wages have been declining for the past nine months [6] - The Bank of Japan is expected to consider interest rate hikes as early as December or January, with most observers anticipating a rate increase by January at the latest [7]