Japan May inflation ticks up just 0.1% on-year; household spending jumps 4.8%

Japan's core consumer price index rose 0.1 percent on-year in May, just a tad above expectations. The unemployment rate was steady at 3.3 percent in May, while household expenditures rose 4.8 percent on-year, above expectations. -By CNBC.Com' s Leslie Shaffer; Follow her on Twitter@ LeslieShaffer1.