International Economic

Japanese economy shrinks for first time since early 2024

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Monday 17 Nov 2025

(Sharecast News) - Japan has registered its first quarterly economic contraction in one and a half years as rising cost pressures weighed on consumption and US trade tariffs hit exports.
Gross domestic product fell by 0.4% over the July to September period, pulling back after a 0.6% expansion in the second...

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