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Reuters – Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank would begin to exit its decade-long ultra-loose monetary policy. Some analysts are warning of another contraction in the current quarter as weak demand...

Two consecutive quarters of contraction are typically considered the definition of a technical recession.

Japan surprisingly slipped into a recession at the end of last year to pass its title of the world's third-largest economy to Germany and raise...

TOKYO: Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s...

Japan has lost its title as the world's third-biggest economy to Germany.

Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world's third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank would begin to exit its decade-long ultra-loose monetary policy. Some analysts are warning of another contraction in the current quarter as weak demand in China,…

  Japan has lost its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany after unexpectedly slipping into recession at the end of last year. According to Reuters, Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) fell an annualised 0.4% in the October-December period after a 3.3% slump in the previous quarter, government data showed on Thursday, confounding market forecasts for a 1.4% increase. Two consecutive quarters of contraction are typically considered the definition of a technical recession.

Japan is one of the sources of Indonesias trade balance surplus. Japans economy is now weakening.

Frail consumption and capital spending point to a challenging outlook for Japan’s economy

An unexpected recession in Japan last year cost the nation its title as the world's third-largest economy, with Germany taking its place.