{
  "id": 11319742,
  "title": "Tokyo stocks open lower as gains locked in after Nikkei surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/tokyo-stocks-open-lower-as-gains-locked-in-after-nikkei-surge",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:44:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261002/p2g/00m/0bu/023000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as investors locked in gains after the Nikkei stock index surged over 3 percent the previous day. The city's core inflation rate was 2.7 percent, according to FXStreet, beating forecasts of 2.4 percent.\n\nThe core inflation rate, which excludes fresh food, reached 2.7 percent in September, up from 1.8 percent in August, its fastest rate since November 2025.\n\nThe unemployment rate ticked up to 2.5 percent, against a forecast of 2.4 percent, also reported by FXStreet.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "The Japanese Yen gains little from a hot Tokyo inflation report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/the-japanese-yen-gains-little-from-a-hot-tokyo-inflation-report",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:41:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Tokyo inflation accelerates in Sept, strengthening case for further BOJ hikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/tokyo-inflation-accelerates-in-sept-strengthening-case-for-further",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:08:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}