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Japan suffers its biggest economic slump on record as its economy's GDP fell 7.8% in April-June quarter.
2020-08-17

The Cabinet Office of Japan plans to declare that its economy has entered a recession after 71 months of growth.
2020-07-23

Due to a change in Japanese legislation, Airbnb announces that it will be cancelling thousands of reservations made in the country.
2018-06-8

The Japanese economy goes into recession for the second time since the election of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
2015-11-16

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs in Nagano Prefecture in Japan resulting in at least 30 people being injured as several homes collapse.
2014-11-22

Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters form a human chain around the Japanese parliament in Tokyo.
2012-07-29

Japan suffers negative economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2011 making it three out of four quarters that the Japanese economy shrinks.
2012-02-13

Japan's economy shrinks by 0.3% in the April-June quarter confirming the country is in a recession caused in part by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
2011-08-15

Japan's Nikkei 225 improves by six per cent as concerns over the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on the economy are reduced.
2011-03-16

Japan intervenes in the foreign exchange market for the first time in six years to reduce the exchange rate for the yen in order to stimulate the Japanese economy.
2010-09-15