Japan growth slows as new PM readies stimulus

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Wage hikes and temporary income tax cuts were positive factors for growth in Japan.
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Source: AFP

Japan’s growth slowed in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world’s fourth-largest economy.

One of the fiercest typhoons to hit Japan in decades and a government “megaquake” warning weighed on factory production and other economic activity this summer.

That dragged on gross domestic product…

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