The yen eased on Friday in Asia as household spending and retail sales were mixed even as CPI figures came in as expected and investors cast a weary eye on snap polls in October that have thrown up a challenge to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
USD/JPY changed hands at 112.58, up 0.25%, while AUD/USD fell 0.10% to 0.7848. EUR/USD dipped 0.03% to 1.1784.
In Japan, CPI for August rose 0.7% as expected on year for national CPI and for national core CPI. As well, Japan reports household spending rose 0.2%, beating the fall of 0.2% on month in August seen and up 0.6% on year, below the expected 0.6% gain.