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News channel or source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/japan-fourth-quarter-gdp-reverses-into-growth-but-misses-expectations-as-rebound-underwhelms.html
Published on: Sunday 15 February 2026
Japan's economy grew 0.1%, both on a quarter-on-quarter and a year-on-year basis. This brought the economy back to growth, but missed expectations. The expansion also helped Japan avoid a technical ...
News Japan » Chugoku » Economy: Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction
News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/business/japan-economy-contraction.html
Published on: Saturday 15 November 2025
The Japanese economy shrank 1.8 percent from the same quarter last year as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...
News Japan » Chugoku » Economy: Foreign visitors have been driving Japan’s economy. A stronger yen could reverse that trend
News channel or source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/20/japan-how-a-stronger-yen-may-impact-tokyos-booming-tourism-industry.html
Published on: Wednesday 19 March 2025
Inbound tourism contributed half of Japan's full-year GDP growth rate of 1.5% in 2023, and 0.4 percentage points to Japan's 0.1% annual GDP growth last year, according to the Mastercard Economics ...