The 1.5% figure ended a run of 45 straight months that the inflation rate has been above the Bank of Japan's 2% target.

Inflation came in below economists' forecasts and slowed from December's 2.7% annual rate.

With “supercore” inflation, excluding fresh food and energy, still strong at 2.6 per cent, we think the Bank of Japan remains on course to deliver its next rate increase in April.

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