The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, following the release of lesser-than-expected Tokyo overall inflation data in September.
Data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed that overall inflation in the Tokyo region of Japan was up 2.5 percent on year in September. That was shy of expectations for an annual increase of 2.6 percent, which would have been unchanged from the August reading.
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