Japan's economy in the October-December period grew a real 1.3 percent from the previous quarter, or an annualized 5.4 percent, as personal consumption recovered with the end of a COVID-19 state of emergency amid low infections, government data showed Tuesday.Real gross domestic product, the total value of goods and services produced in the country adjusted for inflation, increased for the first time in two quarters following a 2.7 percent contraction in the previous quarter, according to the preliminary data released by the Cabinet Office.The annualized figure was worse than the average pr…READ FULL ARTICLE
