Japan avoids recession with weak return to growth – business live - short news
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Japan has escaped falling into recession, just, with a weak return to growth that highlights the need for punchy measures from its new government to spur the economy on.
“Personal consumption showed resilience, but whether this resilience..
source: The Guardian - 16.02.2026