The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year, slightly better than the initial estimate at a 2.0% contraction, according to revised government data Monday.
Other candidates received a total of 84 votes. Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy, “is faced with the most severe and complicated security environment in the postwar era,” Ishiba said Saturday ...
Japan’s new economic stimulus package will feature cash handouts to help low-income households deal with inflation and extra funding for disaster preparedness, according to public broadcaster NHK.