Japan’s GDP grows in second half to pre-pandemic figures

Japan’s economy has grown 0.5 percent in the second half of the year compared to the previous quarter, due to the recovery of private consumption after the lifting of restrictions imposed to combat COVID-19. Japan, which is the world’s third-largest economy, grew 2.2 percent year-on-year, four-tenths below estimates, Cabinet Office data showed Monday. Private consumption, […]