Tokyo, Nov 17, 2025 (AFP) - Japanese economy contracts as Takaichi readies stimulus

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2025-11-17

Japan's economy shrank 0.4 percent in the three months to September, official data showed Monday, as new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government prepares a major stimulus package. The quarter-on-quarter reading for gross domestic product beat market expectations of minus 0.6 percent but was the first contraction since the first quarter of 2024. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted figure follows growth of 0.6 percent -- revised upwards from an......

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