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Asia's factories sustain expansion, supply chain woes cloud outlook
A spike in COVID-19 infections is posing a headache for manufacturers and weighing on Asia's export-driven recovery.
Tue Jun 01 2021
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Japan's household spending, wages slump as COVID-19 pain lingers
Japan's household spending slumped in September from a year earlier and real wages slid for the seventh straight month.
Fri Nov 06 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic deepens Japan's demographic crisis
The sharp decline in marriages matters because the majority of babies in Japan are born in wedlock.
Tue Oct 27 2020