Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer price index in October rose 3.0 pct from a year earlier, up for 50 consecutive months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at 112.1 against 100 for the base year of 2020. The growth rate expanded for the second straight month as other food prices, electricity bills and ac…