By Satoshi Sugiyama and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy contracted in the first quarter, squeezed by weaker private consumption and external demand and throwing a fresh challenge to policymakers as the central bank looks to lift.
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TOKYO :Japan's economy fell faster than expected in the first quarter as the weak yen continued to batter consumers, throwing a fresh challenge to the central bank's push to get interest rates further away from near zero.Preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) data from the Cabinet Office on Thursday showed
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