Japan's economy shrinks in first quarter of 2018 | Money Talks

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Channel: TRT World · 2018 · News & Politics

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Japan's economy is hitting the brakes, after two years of expansion. But as Laila Humairah reports, the government says the contraction in the first quarter was more of a temporary blip than an economic trend. Dr. Seijiro Takeshita is the Dean of University of Shizuoka's School of Management and Information. He says corporate investments are a weak spot in the economy.

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