The "wrong" type of inflation in Japan?

Inflation driven solely by food and energy prices is not exactly what the Bank of Japan has been hoping for. Nonetheless, even if Japan is experiencing the “wrong” type of inflation now, the chances that underlying inflation will pick up later in the year are much higher than in other major economies.

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