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Japan's economy grows at annualized rate of 1.4% in July-Sept

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I lived in Japan for a number of years ending in 2007, but my wife is Japanese so we go back all the time. We live in the US. What has been eye-opening is the lack of inflation there. The prices for things are more or less the same as they were when I was living there 10-15 years ago. Good for me when I want to get sloshed at back-to-back nomihodai's with old friends and take taxi back to my in-laws house, not so great for Japanese folks in the greater economic scheme of things.

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As it is its global, mostly first world global.

or is the US the only one needing a boost with all the taxes going to what, islands tax islands?

But then we are choking or starting to!

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This massive deception is only going to increase till sometime next year when the tax will hike to 10% and the lemmings will welcome it with open arms. Hang onto your breeches folks//!!

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OK, am I the only one who is doing really well here at JT? The past decade since I wrapped up university have been very good. Pay continues to grow etc.

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When the news is bad, you all gleefully point to it to justify your doomsaying Japan view. When the news is good, you all cry "Fake news."

LOL. Heard it all before from the likes of Trump and his minions. Well, guess what folks, the Japanese economy IS improving, confounding your dour predictions (but not mine) of years past.

The problem is inequality, caused largely by corporate greed, which was unleashed by the "3rd Arrow" of Abenomics reform.

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Good news, hopefully we see a general increase in economic activity domestically as well, rather than just for the exporters and investment earners

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Whoopie!

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Japan's economy grows 1.4% in July-Sept

and how many of us have grown 1.4% richer?? Anyone?? Wha..No hands?

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I just want to know what is the criteria of economic growth in Japan. Is it sales + production fields scaled up, or figures according to this decreasing population, or to say, more people employed with better salaries ( that I doubt), or another propaganda of LDP Abe administration with Bank of Japan to show in congress what is good this Abenomics on going? The last one is much understandable why it is exposed in media.

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The economy made be growing but not totally because of hard working Japanese spending. Tourist are feeding the economy. As stated in yesterday's news, companies are not give their staff wage hikes. Instead spending the money on M&A. So, great! The rich are getting richer and the average household is getting poorer.

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I forgot to ask are these final figures or will they be actually checked and adjusted in a few months? Although the difference between 0.1 and 0.025 will affect my purchase of a small bag of potatoes vs a smaller tray of tomatoes.

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And of course, not a word about bitcoin, wich adoption is growing gigantic by the hour in Japan.

bitcoin? the biggest scam in the world. Enjoy convincing people bitcoin is legit.

And NEVER trust economic figures put out by the J govt. They are sugar coating the numbers to justify raising taxes soon.

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And of course, not a word about bitcoin, wich adoption is growing gigantic by the hour in Japan.

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Private consumption fell 0.5 percent in July-September, the first such decline in seven quarters, the report said.

In quarterly terms the economy grew 0.3 percent, slowing from a 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter increase in April-June.

there is no good news here for workers, when you have to use 0.???, rather than a full number things are slightly slightly fluctuating and going backwards when as mentioned food costs are rising and to rub it in the foods are not that great and lack variety. Thank god my family send me food parcels.

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These figures mean jack for the vast majority of people. Just certain elites in Tokyo and Japan Inc. clients. Food is now accounting for more of the avergae family budget than ever before, wages have been nearly stagnant for decades and the inaka continues to die.

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The economy is awful here for many people. But we are always showered with these optimistic figures. Just a game.

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