(Repeats to additional alerts) TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s core consumer prices fell 0.1% in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists’ median estimate for a 0.1% annual fall. Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 0.3% in March from a year ago. (Reporting by Leika Kihara Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)