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Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk past a show window of a department store in Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan's economy vaults back from Covid-induced recession, but outlook murky

Analysts painted the sharp bounceback as a one-off from the depths of recession, and cautioned that any further rebound in the economy will be moderate as a resurgence in infections at home and...

Shipping containers are seen at a port in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2017. Photo :Reuters

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Japan export decline slows dramatically as US-bound car shipments jump

Smoke rises from a factory during sunset at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, January 16, 2017/Reuters

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Japan's low jobless rate masks deepening worker despair

Japan is home to some of the oldest operating businesses in the world. Photo: Reuters

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Japanese mantra for firms to survive crises, last for centuries

PHOTO: A shopper, wearing a protective mask, looks at shelves at a supermarket, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Tokyo, Japan April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Naoki Ogura

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Japan's household spending falls at record pace as virus stalls economy

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus outbreak at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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Japan slides into recession with forecasts of worse to come

Containers are pictured at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2019. Picture taken on May 22, 2019/ Reuters

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Japan's business mood hits seven-year low as virus revives deflation specter

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Japan's output, retail sales fall, signaling economic strains

A woman counts Japanese 10,000 yen notes in Tokyo, in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration/ Reuters

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