Japan’s GDP rises 0.5% after COVID curbs lifted
TOKYO, Japan—Japan’s economy expanded in the three months to June, official data showed Monday, after the government lifted COVID-19 curbs ...
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Japan’s GDP rebounds before Omicron wave hit
TOKYO, Japan—Japan’s economy rebounded in the last part of 2021, as virus cases slowed and restrictions were eased, spurring demand ...
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Bank of Japan raises inflation forecast; no policy change
TOKYO, Japan—Japan’s central bank revised its inflation forecast on Tuesday and adjusted its view of price risks, while leaving its ...
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COVID hit Japan economy harder than expected in Q3
TOKYO, Japan—Japan’s economy shrank far more than expected in the three months to September, as a surge in virus cases ...
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Japan’s GDP shrank by 1.3% in first quarter on virus curbs
TOKYO—Japan’s economy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed coronavirus restrictions in major cities ...
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Japan exited recession as economy rose by 5% in Q3
Tokyo—Japan’s economy exited recession in the third quarter, growing a better-than-expected 5.0 percent, government data showed Monday, following a record ...
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Bank of Japan keeps policies as economy picks up
TOKYO, Japan—Japan’s central bank on Thursday said it would maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy as the virus-hit economy gradually picks ...
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Japan says economic decline in Q2 deeper
Tokyo, Japan—Japan’s economy shrank slightly more than initially thought in the April-June quarter, official data released Tuesday showed, deepening a ...
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Household spending in Japan drops again
TOKYO"•Japanese household spending dropped again in April, official figures showed Tuesday, as consumers kept a tight hold on their purse ...
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Japan business confidence up again
TOKYO"•Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers has risen for the second straight quarter, a key central bank survey showed Monday, a ...
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