Japan’s GDP shrinks as surging costs raise specter of deeper downturn

TOKYO — Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in two quarters in the January-March period as COVID-19 curbs hit the service sector and surging commodity prices created new pressures, raising concerns about a protracted downturn. The decline presents a challenge for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s drive to achieve growth and wealth distribution under his [……
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